{"id":"1793026231203-viral-show_open","slug":"beyonce-s-i-d-cover-and-fake-cod-leak","title":"Beyoncé's i-D cover and fake CoD leak","summary":"Beyoncé does appear on an i-D cover this month — a new exclusive i-D zine tied to her Cécred expansion into the UK, 20 years after her last i-D cover (August 2006).\n\nThe quote is genuine — Beyoncé made this comment about building Cécred in her new i-D interview.\n\nThere is no \"Modern Warfare 4\" game, no \"Cachette\" map, and no 3D printer Easter egg in Call of Duty like the one described. The named weapons (PPSH, \"KG-7 Vulcan,\" \"Obrez Mosin Nagant\") are a mix of real and fictional. This appears to be a fabricated gaming rumor. A JADE promo quote — not a checkable claim. Personal rant, no factual claim. Crypto community discourse/opinion, no specific checkable claim. Crypto meme community post, no specific factual claim. \"ROLEX\" appears to be a meme/coin rather than the watch brand. Meme/opinion post, no factual claim. Opinion/joke about betting markets. Joke, no factual claim. Reaction post, no factual claim. Sports opinion/reaction — Rodgers refers to Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets quarterback.","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T14:50:31.203Z","channel":{"id":"viral","name":"Oncast Viral","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Feed","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Beyoncé does appear on an i-D cover this month — a new exclusive i-D zine tied to her Cécred expansion into the UK, 20 years after her last i-D cover (August 2006).\nSource: i-D (via Substack) NAMES: Cécred = Beyoncé's hair-care brand. (https://x.com/PopBase/status/2114722801651167642)\n\nTRUE: The quote is genuine — Beyoncé made this comment about building Cécred in her new i-D interview.\nSource: i-D (via Substack) NAMES: — (https://x.com/PopBase/status/2114724494225092966)\n\nFALSE: There is no \"Modern Warfare 4\" game, no \"Cachette\" map, and no 3D printer Easter egg in Call of Duty like the one described. The named weapons (PPSH, \"KG-7 Vulcan,\" \"Obrez Mosin Nagant\") are a mix of real and fictional. This appears to be a fabricated gaming rumor. A JADE promo quote — not a checkable claim. Personal rant, no factual claim. Crypto community discourse/opinion, no specific checkable claim. Crypto meme community post, no specific factual claim. \"ROLEX\" appears to be a meme/coin rather than the watch brand. Meme/opinion post, no factual claim. Opinion/joke about betting markets. Joke, no factual claim. Reaction post, no factual claim. Sports opinion/reaction — Rodgers refers to Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets quarterback.\nSource: Dexerto claim, no corroborating source found NAMES: — POST 2114730210356756776: NOCLAIM — NAMES: JADE = Jade Thirlwall (former Little Mix member, solo artist).  (https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2114728587240591617)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Beyoncé does appear on an i-D cover this month — a new exclusive i-D zine tied to her Cécred expansion into the UK, 20 years after her last i-D cover (August 2006).","sourceName":"i-D (via Substack) NAMES: Cécred = Beyoncé's hair-care brand.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2114722801651167642","claim":"Beyoncé graces the cover of i-D Magazine. https://t.co/HqRx7BsBAt","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The quote is genuine — Beyoncé made this comment about building Cécred in her new i-D interview.","sourceName":"i-D (via Substack) NAMES: —","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2114724494225092966","claim":"Beyoncé on building ‘Cécred’: “I had a vision to build something that solved real problems and performed so incredibly that the people who can’t stand my music still use Cécred, haaaa! … because it works.” https://t.co/pgTzJlQUf4","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"There is no \"Modern Warfare 4\" game, no \"Cachette\" map, and no 3D printer Easter egg in Call of Duty like the one described. The named weapons (PPSH, \"KG-7 Vulcan,\" \"Obrez Mosin Nagant\") are a mix of real and fictional. This appears to be a fabricated gaming rumor. A JADE promo quote — not a checkable claim. Personal rant, no factual claim. Crypto community discourse/opinion, no specific checkable claim. Crypto meme community post, no specific factual claim. \"ROLEX\" appears to be a meme/coin rather than the watch brand. Meme/opinion post, no factual claim. Opinion/joke about betting markets. Joke, no factual claim. Reaction post, no factual claim. Sports opinion/reaction — Rodgers refers to Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets quarterback.","sourceName":"Dexerto claim, no corroborating source found NAMES: — POST 2114730210356756776: NOCLAIM — NAMES: JADE = Jade Thirlwall (former Little Mix member, solo artist). ","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2114728587240591617","claim":"Modern Warfare 4 players have discovered a secret 3D printer on the Cachette map that spits out usable weapons The guns include the PPSH, KG-7 Vulcan, and Obrez Mosin Nagant https://t.co/oiXfG9XvKK","author":"@Dexerto"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2114722801651167642","name":"i-D (via Substack) NAMES: Cécred = Beyoncé's hair-care brand.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"url":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2114724494225092966","name":"i-D (via Substack) NAMES: —","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"url":"https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2114728587240591617","name":"Dexerto claim, no corroborating source found NAMES: — POST 2114730210356756776: NOCLAIM — NAMES: JADE = Jade Thirlwall (former Little Mix member, solo artist). ","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"@Dexerto"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793026231203-viral-show_open-beyonce-s-i-d-cover-and-fake-cod-leak","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/viral","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793026231203-viral-show_open-beyonce-s-i-d-cover-and-fake-cod-leak","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793026231203-viral-show_open-beyonce-s-i-d-cover-and-fake-cod-leak and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Nora","text":"Morning Feed, live on a Monday. Beyoncé is back on the cover of i-D, and one Call of Duty story going around is completely made up."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Pop Base posted the cover shot about half an hour ago—her first i-D cover in twenty years."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Twenty years. She does not age, it's actually unfair."},{"host":"Nora","text":"The cover's tied to her hair-care brand Cécred expanding into the UK."},{"host":"Jake","text":"And she gave i-D a quote that's going to get some people talking."},{"host":"Jake","text":"She said, \"the people who can't stand my music still use Cécred, haaaa! ... because it works.\""},{"host":"Nora","text":"That is a very Beyoncé way to sell shampoo."},{"host":"Jake","text":"I think it's brilliant. Separate the product from the fandom, it's a real business move."},{"host":"Nora","text":"So the pitch is: you don't have to like my songs, just buy my shampoo."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Exactly. The product is the star, not the celebrity."},{"host":"Nora","text":"But the celebrity is literally on the cover. That's not separating anything."},{"host":"Jake","text":"It's using the celebrity to launch, then letting the product stand on its own."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Fine. But if the shampoo is mediocre, the whole thing collapses."},{"host":"Jake","text":"And if it's great, she's built an empire that outlasts the music. That's the play."},{"host":"Nora","text":"It's also a little defensive, no? You don't hear Steve Jobs saying people who hate iPhones still use them."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Steve Jobs literally said people don't know what they want until you show them. Same energy."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Not the same. She's preempting critics by saying it works whether you like her or not."},{"host":"Jake","text":"That's exactly why it's smart. The brand stands alone."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Fine. I'll concede the marketing's sharp. But I'm not buying hair care out of spite."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Nobody said spite. It's just... good shampoo."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Different corner of the internet: a Call of Duty story that is one hundred percent fabricated."},{"host":"Nora","text":"I saw this one. Dexerto posted on X that Modern Warfare 4 players found a secret 3D printer on a map called Cachette that spits out usable weapons."},{"host":"Jake","text":"And the weapons list is wild—a PPSH, a KG-7 Vulcan, an Obrez Mosin Nagant."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Here's the thing: there is no Modern Warfare 4. There's no Cachette map. The whole Easter egg is made up."},{"host":"Jake","text":"My disappointment is real. I wanted a 3D-printed Mosin."},{"host":"Nora","text":"The post is spreading because it names weapons that sound real enough."},{"host":"Jake","text":"It took two minutes to debunk. This is why I don't trust gaming leaks anymore."},{"host":"Nora","text":"To be fair, some of those weapons are real, some are fictional. That's the tell."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Either way, no secret printer. Moving on."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Speaking of things spreading fast: one trader on X says \"literally everyone\" is posting their Rolex wins on Pump."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Rolex wins? Like the watch?"},{"host":"Jake","text":"No—apparently a memecoin called Rolex on Pump fun, the Solana launchpad. Not the watch."},{"host":"Nora","text":"So people are posting screenshots of gains, and now the account says we need to send a meme called \"Need Money 4 Rolex.\""},{"host":"Jake","text":"Another crypto account posted a chart asking if this means the biggest meme cycle in crypto history."},{"host":"Nora","text":"I've seen this movie. A few big winners post screenshots, everyone else rushes in, and it looks like a coordinated shill."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Oh, come on. Are you really calling every meme cycle coordinated? Sometimes people just have fun."},{"host":"Nora","text":"On Pump fun? It's a casino with extra steps. One viral screenshot is not a trend."},{"host":"Jake","text":"But that's the point of a launchpad—anyone can make a token, and the community decides what runs."},{"host":"Nora","text":"The community decides, or the loudest accounts decide? Because \"Need Money 4 Rolex\" sounds like a slogan, not a movement."},{"host":"Jake","text":"You're dismissing the entire concept of crypto culture! Memes have driven real volume before."},{"host":"Nora","text":"I'm not dismissing it, I'm saying a post from one small account saying \"everyone is posting\" isn't evidence everyone is posting."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Okay, fair—the post itself is small. But the chart from the other account shows broad interest."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Broad interest or broad hope? A chart with no scale, no source, just vibes."},{"host":"Jake","text":"You want an audit before you can enjoy a meme?"},{"host":"Nora","text":"I want one screenshot of a real person, not a burner, saying they made money."},{"host":"Jake","text":"They're all over my timeline. That's the point of the post—people are winning."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Winning on Pump fun means someone else lost. It's not a savings account."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Nobody said it was a savings account. It's a bet, and the bet looks fun."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Fine. I'll watch it. But if a Rolex memecoin actually takes off, I'm going to enjoy being right."}]}