<b>"How do I check if a trend is still alive before posting?"</b>

<b>"How do I check if a trend is still alive before posting?"</b>

Q: The pre-flight check people skip. Good instinct.

Short answer: look at the top recent posts' dates and the comment energy, not the total view counts.

Longer answer: a trend with millions of cumulative views can be stone dead if the big hits are three weeks old. Sort the hashtag or audio by <i>recent</i>. If fresh posts (last 48-72h) are still pulling decent engagement, it's alive. If recent posts are all flopping while old ones are huge, you're seeing a graveyard. Also read comments — 'this is everywhere now' means it's cresting. Verdict: trend health lives in the last three days, not the lifetime stats. Always sort by recent first.