“Comments-per-view tracks audience resonance better than likes-per-view.”
disagrees
the data runs the other way here
Held 20 days · Last changed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 changedisagrees on 2 of 5 pooled public channels · inconclusive on 2
What the check does
For each engagement metric, Pearson correlation with sub conversion rate at the video level. Agrees if comments/v has the highest correlation.
The reading
0.30
Checked on 42 videos ·
How the verdict has moved
- Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026disagrees
- Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026disagrees
- Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026disagrees
- Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 2, 2026inconclusive
- Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026inconclusive
- Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026inconclusive
Where the belief comes from
Engagement-depth folklore.
Checked against
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The rest of the record
This belief sits in a ledger of fifty, each one re-checked every day. These surfaces carry the rest of it.