Military Thirst Traps / Thirst Trap Propaganda

Military Thirst Trapsor Thirst Trap Propagandarefers to social media posts made by a military or people serving in that military that use physically attractive soldiers in social media posts, which many theorize are done for propaganda purposes. These posts, often called a "psyop," have been accused of attempts to portray positive publicity or as recruitment tools. Prominent examples have included posts associated with the U.S., Israeli and Spanish militaries, among many others. In the early 2020s, so-called "thirst trap propaganda" proliferated on Tik Tok, leading todiscourseonline. Particularly viral examples of this in the early 2020s include Lunchbaglujanand Dancing IDF Soldier Tik Toks.