How to spot an undercover cop: Law By Mike's nine-million-view lesson

Michael Mandell's newest legal explainer arrived on September 29, four days after a 100-day experiment buying AI scam ads.

Channel: Law By MikeStory of October 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

How To Spot An Undercover Cop

Barely a day and a half old, "How To Spot An Undercover Cop" is already close to nine million views, and six million of those came in its first 24 hours. For a channel that has turned everyday legal questions into quick, punchy lessons, the subject is a natural fit: who might be a police officer in plain clothes, and what the law actually says about it. Like many of his videos, it carries the usual reminder that this is public legal information, not advice for anyone's own case.

It was one of only two uploads. The other, "I Bought EVERY AI Scam Ad For 100 Days," went up on September 25 and has passed a million views. It is a longer-haul idea than his usual format, and a timely one, as scam ads built with AI tools keep turning up in feeds.

The older catalog is doing its share. "Real Ways People Escaped Prison," two weeks old, is still drawing well over a million views a day, and "Kids Vs Adults: Prison Around The World" has crossed twenty million. Prisons, it seems, are a reliable draw for Mike's audience.

The channel is also adding subscribers quickly, close to a hundred thousand a day. That keeps it the biggest name among the true crime and court channels nearest to it in size. Dr Insanity and LegalEagle are both running above their usual pace too, while Law&Crime Network is a little quieter than normal.

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The videos drawing views on Law By Mike right now

I Bought EVERY AI Scam Ad For 100 Days1,376,715 views · 2026-09-25 Real Ways People Escaped Prison7,333,277 views Kids Vs Adults: Prison Around The World20,123,210 views

The numbers

Here is how Law By Mike's week looks in figures.

subscribers

19,700,000

total views

19,747,060,872

this week's videos (first-day views)

How To Spot An Undercover Cop

6,061,387

compared with similar channels (subscribers)

Law By Mike

19,700,000

Kallmekris

13,100,000

MrBallen

11,300,000

Bailey Sarian

8,000,000

Law&Crime Network

7,710,000

Dr Insanity

6,060,000

LegalEagle

3,950,000

OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale

2,860,000

Bella Fiori

2,610,000

As of October 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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