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The belief ledger

“Renaming a video resets its testing cycle.”

disagrees

the data runs the other way here

Held 11 days · Last changed Sep 4, 2026 · 1 change

disagrees on 1 of 4 pooled public channels · inconclusive on 2

What the check does

For videos with a title change, compare daily views/impressions/CTR for the 7 days before vs 7 days after the change. Agrees if median ratio drops below 0.5 then recovers above 1.0 within 14 days.

The reading

5.50

Checked on 1 video ·

How the verdict has moved

  1. Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026disagrees
  2. Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026inconclusive
  3. Sep 1, 2026inconclusive
  4. Aug 22, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026inconclusive

Where the belief comes from

Common YouTube growth-channel advice.

Checked against

Every figure on this page is checked against @iamartharrison’s tracked data, through Sep 14, 2026. The tally above reads 4 pooled public channels’ files.

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The rest of the record

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How the record is made

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Benchmarks

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