“A new publish steals impression budget from the rest of the catalog.”
disagrees
the data runs the other way here
Held 34 days · Last changed Sep 19, 2026 · 1 changedisagrees on 2 of 5 pooled public channels · inconclusive on 2
What the check does
When video N publishes, change in non-N videos' impression share over the next 3 days. Agrees if median impression-share-of-others drops ≥15% in the post-publish window.
The reading
0.92
Checked on 39 videos ·
How the verdict has moved
- Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026disagrees
- Oct 15, 2026disagrees
- Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026disagrees
- Sep 19, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026disagrees
- Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026inconclusive
Where the belief comes from
Catalog-cannibalization 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.