Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No and it's not Drake, either.2025 has been a roller-coaster of emotions, and the online gays had to navigate some intense thirst after stumbling upon what appeared to be a very steamy and revealing mirror selfie from Drake.In the end, the viral picture didn't feature Drake at all, though the discourse surrounding the confusion is still hilarious. In addition, Out can now confirm who the actual man seen in that viral thirst trap is With a few details!Which alleged Drake thirst trap went viral? (@) This chaotic discourse seems to have started with X user @Redismybae, who wrote: "Oh Drake I wasn't familiar with your game."Given that it took a full 24 hours for a "Community Note" to be added clarifying that this was not Drake in the picture the steamy mirror selfie went completely viral with Gay Twitter. In just two days, this X post alone is about to reach 4 million views, plus 36,000 likes, and nearly 2,500 reposts.Many other X posts gained attention from thirsty fans who, for the most part, seemed to be legitimately convinced that this was a sexy thirst trap from Drake indeed.@BelovedBaje:"Thought Drake turned the stove up on you hoes." (@) @ABeardedHero:"Wait why Drake wearing his panties like Britney Spears." (@) @BadBitchCarta:"He wants to be Britney so bad." (@) @prmade313raised:"October Scorpio Men are something else [laughing emoji]." (@) @ITSBCHRIS:"Aubrey pls [crying emoji]."(For context: Aubrey is Drake's actual, legal name.) (@) But this diabolical mirror selfie didn't stop at just X/Twitter. Instead, it spread across social networks.One Reddit thread started with an Instagram selfie from Drake all dressed up to attend Oktoberfest in Germany, prompting fans to joke about the situation. Even though this had been true for some time, Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" popularized the notion that Drake explores different cultures that aren't his even further. from popheadscirclejerkAs such, the Reddit thread had "My culture is NOT your costume" as its title.In the comments, a Reddit user added to the joke by sharing that steamy mirror selfie allegedly featuring Drake, writing: "This culture vulture has crossed all limits." The comments received more than 300 upvotes as of this writing. from FauxmoiThe selfie also made an appearance in a thread within r/Fauxmoi titled, "The ongoing humiliation ritual that is Drake's selfie game."A commenter attached the alleged thirst trap and wrote, "Y'all are forgetting this pic."Why did so many people believe the theory of this being Drake?See on InstagramDrake has been rocking "similar" cornrows for some time now, as evidenced by photos shared on his official social media profiles. Even though the hair looks very different in the alleged thirst trap, it seems that most people quickly glanced at the photo and just drew conclusions right away.The Canadian rapper is, indeed, known for loving and perfecting the art of taking a mirror selfie. Unlike most other rappers who aren't known to take selfies in this manner fans have seen Drake in several similar thirst traps specifically taken as mirror selfies.Thus, it was definitely believable that this new image could've been from Drake.On the other hand, Drake has a few very specific tattoos that weren't showing on the new mirror selfie certainly the biggest and clearest tell that this was someone else.Once established that this wasn't Drake, fans turned their attention to figure out who, then, this man was. (The thirst continues, after all)Who is the actual person in the alleged Drake thirst trap?The actual person that fans confused as looking like Drake in that thirst trap is Arthur Neves a Brazilian man from a large metropolis in the Amazon forest called Belm. (The writer of this article, Bernardo Sim, was born and raised in Manaus another large city in the north of Brazil that is very close to Belm.)Upon reaching out to Neves via Instagram, Out confirmed that Neves is the man who appears in that thirst trap. It is also ironic that the image went. Viral now, in September, given that Neves shared it all the way back in July.However, while discussing the situation with Out, Neves had a great sense of humor about it and commented on how the chaotic nature of the internet can often make him laugh.Readers who still appreciate the thirst trap even if it doesn't contain Drake can keep scrolling to see more pictures of Arthur Neves shared on Instagram (@arthnvs).See on InstagramSee on InstagramSee on InstagramSee on InstagramSee on InstagramSee on Instagram