Call of Duty has issued a public statement addressing the spread of leaks and misinformation, after a prominent community leaker said they had been ordered to stop sharing information about the series.

The situation centers around well-known Call of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope, who posted on social media claiming they had been instructed to halt posting leaked details about upcoming projects tied to the long-running shooter franchise.

Activision has legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call of Duty/Activision and I am complying with their demands. Still gonna stick around and chat about Official Call of Duty info and anything not related to… pic.twitter.com/uALC3xlyC9

— Hope (@TheGhostOfHope) March 4, 2026

Full Call of Duty Statement on Leaks

Not long after, the official Call of Duty account published a comment acknowledging leaks within the community and warning about the impact of misinformation in response to a Tdawgsmitty YouTube video.

“We’re here, we’re listening, and we’re going to keep talking to the community,” they wrote. “The team is not trying to chase down everything. We know rumors are part of gaming culture, along with healthy online speculation, but when leaks turn into viral misinformation, it undermines our developers and also distorts player expectations of the games we’re making.

“When that happens, we’re going to step in and set the record straight.”

A statement from call of duty on my latest YouTube video about leaks and listening to the community pic.twitter.com/DML8pJZXan

— TDAWG (@tdawgsmitty) March 5, 2026

The statement appears to confirm that developers are increasingly concerned about the speed at which unverified information spreads across social media. In recent years, leaks have become a major part of the Call of Duty news cycle, with insiders frequently sharing early details about upcoming titles, maps, and features long before official announcements.

Leakers like TheGhostOfHope have built large followings by sharing such information, often months ahead of publisher reveals. However, developers have also pushed back when information is inaccurate or shared prematurely, especially in recent months.

While the official comment did not directly name any specific leaker, the timing of the message — arriving shortly after TheGhostOfHope’s post — suggests the two developments are closely linked.

Leaks have become increasingly common across the games industry, particularly for high-profile franchises like Call of Duty, where new releases and major updates attract intense scrutiny from both fans and dataminers.

For example, Hope has posted a lot about the 2026 COD entry, expected to be Modern Warfare 4, which will continue the reboot of the Modern Warfare series.