Got a DMCA takedown for a video that didn't even exist

Was scrolling through my YouTube analytics last Tuesday in Austin and saw a copyright strike on a video I never uploaded. The claim said it was a 14 minute clip from a documentary, but my channel only has 3 how-to videos about skateboard wheel repairs. I filed a counter notice with screenshots of my upload history and the strike got removed in about 6 days. Has anyone else dealt with bogus takedowns from bots or trolls who clearly didn't check the channel first?

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allen.cole24d ago

Six days is actually pretty fast for YouTube, most people wait way longer. It feels like half the takedown system runs on autopilot now, like someone just set up a bot to scan and flag anything even close to keywords.