# Put the proof screenshot on screen first

A cars format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/cars/put-the-proof-screenshot-on-screen-first

Show the document, listing or message on screen behind you, then react to the exact numbers or text. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 19x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Talking head, Green screen.

## Why it works

Viewers check the claim themselves and feel part of the audit, so the reaction lands harder. The absurd price or contradiction is visible from the first frame.

## How to make it

1. Show the screenshot in the first second
2. Read the key number or line aloud
3. Point out the contradiction or absurdity

## Hook formula

[Everyday product] prices are out of control / Can a [authority] defend their dishonest [document]?

## Examples

- @delivrdtome (175K followers, Instagram talking head): 19x their usual views. Hook: “Can a manager defend his dishonest website?” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/De5ewz4Atjh/)
- @finance.bird (132K followers, TikTok talking head): 20x their usual views. Hook: “Buy a Toyota Supra?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@finance.bird/video/7702695974774312223)
- @aliautos99 (4K followers, TikTok green screen): 7.3x their usual views. Hook: “RAV4 prices are out of control” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@aliautos99/video/7701771081404681485)

More cars formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/cars.md

## Get the full library

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Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Cars")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Cars")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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