The 48 hour rule exposed a fake apology in my feed last week

Honestly, I saw a big influencer post a crying apology on Tuesday, and instead of dissecting her face like everyone else, I just muted all the chatter and watched her actions for two days. By Thursday she was already back to posting sponsored detox teas with that same fake smile, and her PR team quietly deleted the original video comments. That told me more than any microexpression breakdown ever could, because the apology was just damage control, not a behavior shift. I did the same test with a singer who got caught lip syncing, and she actually canceled a tour date and posted a raw, unpolished voice note about vocal rest. Two different results, same starting situation, and the 48 hour rule never failed me since. Has anyone else tried waiting out the hype cycle before judging a celebrity statement, or do you all trust the first response too?