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Shred the Secrets THE CAKE IS A LIE Badge: How to Get It (2.1% Earn Rate)

How to get THE CAKE IS A LIE in Shred the Secrets: the Portal poster location in Room 10, 2.1% earn rate, and interaction steps — confirmed on video.

Last updated: 2026-08-12

Quick answer

THE CAKE IS A LIE is a secret-category badge in Shred the Secrets, added on 2026-07-29. The name is a Portal reference — per the official badge description, a framed "THE CAKE IS A LIE" poster hangs on a dark wall in Room 10, the testing lab added in the [ENDING 3] update, and you earn the badge by walking up and interacting with the painting. Official badge data puts it at a 2.1% earn rate with 9,940 players awarded — rare, but only because Room 10 sits deep into a run. It is not an ending and not a game pass: it costs nothing and is earned entirely in-game. For the full badge list see the badge database; for the update that added Room 10 see Ending 3.

How to get THE CAKE IS A LIE

  1. 1

    Play through the run until you reach Room 10 — the testing lab added in the [ENDING 3] update (the HUD reads "ROOM 10/12" in walkthrough footage).

  2. 2

    Enter the lab through the red doorway and search the office and control area inside.

  3. 3

    Look for a framed "THE CAKE IS A LIE" poster on a dark wall — the location is confirmed in Room 10 walkthrough footage.

  4. 4

    Walk up to the painting and interact with it — per the official badge description, this is what awards the badge.

  5. 5

    The badge unlocks: a secret badge currently held by 2.1% of players (9,940 awarded). No purchase, no game pass.

Shred the Secrets Room 10 red doorway leading into the testing lab added in the Ending 3 update
The red doorway into Room 10 — the testing lab where the poster hangs.
Framed THE CAKE IS A LIE poster on a dark wall in Shred the Secrets Room 10 that awards the secret badge when you interact with it
The poster you're looking for — walk up and interact with the painting to earn the badge.
Inside the Shred the Secrets Room 10 testing lab with red warning lights and control desks near the poster wall
Room 10's red-lit control area — the poster is on a dark wall inside this lab.
Shred the Secrets Room 10 office area with control desks and colored monitors a few steps from the cake poster wall
The office side of Room 10, a few steps from the dark wall with the poster.

Sources and credits

Badge earn rate (2.1%), awarded count (9,940) and the interact-to-earn method come from official Roblox badge data. The poster's location is confirmed in Mediastic's walkthrough "Shred the Secrets: Ending 3 + New Rooms!" — see the Room 10 entrance, the poster on the dark wall, and the red control room. All screenshots on this page are frames from that video. The exact run progress needed to unlock Room 10 is not separately documented — reaching it is treated as part of a normal run toward the endings.

Related badges and pages

Badge Database

Hub

Every badge with earn rates and requirements — see where THE CAKE IS A LIE ranks among the rarest on the badge database.

Ending 3 — Whistleblower

Same update

Room 10 and its poster were added with the Ending 3 update — grab the badge while you work toward that ending.

Secrets? What Secrets?

Secret badge

Another secret-category badge: shred every listed document in one run. Full breakdown on the Secrets? What Secrets? guide.

It's Not What It Looks Like

Secret badge

The FBI-capture secret badge — easier than it sounds. How it triggers on the It's Not What It Looks Like guide.

Rooms Guide

Route

Room-by-room priorities so you actually survive to Room 10 — check the rooms guide before your next run.

THE CAKE IS A LIE FAQ