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The belief ledger

“Editing title or thumbnail post-publish kills momentum.”

agrees

the belief matches this channel's data

Held 13 days · Last changed Oct 10, 2026 · 1 change

agrees on 1 of 5 pooled public channels · inconclusive on 3

What the check does

Same as #12, but agrees if post-change views stay ≤50% of pre-change baseline for 14+ days. Tests for sustained damage rather than reset+recovery.

The reading

0.14

Checked on 10 videos ·

How the verdict has moved

  1. Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026agrees
  2. Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026inconclusive
  3. Oct 7, 2026inconclusive
  4. Sep 11, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026inconclusive

Where the belief comes from

Conventional wisdom (the 'no-fiddle' rule).

Checked against

Every figure on this page is checked against @theartharrison’s tracked data, through Oct 22, 2026. The tally above reads 5 pooled public channels’ files.

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The rest of the record

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Back to the belief ledger

Every belief on record, what changed in the last 90 days, and the verdict words explained.

How the record is made

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Benchmarks

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