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Fix SharePoint News Web Part Showing Wrong Published Date

Nimra Malik Oct 16, 2026 868 views

Question details

Users need to correct the published date displayed on the SharePoint News web part, which shows inaccurate times when filtered by specific properties.

Fix SharePoint News Web Part Showing Wrong Published Date

Product: Microsoft SharePoint
Device & OS: not provided
Scenario: Filtering news pages using a managed property or managed metadata field in the modern News web part.
Observed behavior: The published time displayed on the News web part is several hours off from the actual published time, often displaying 8 hours behind.

Before you start

Verify your SharePoint site's regional settings to ensure the correct time zone is selected, and check if the issue isolates strictly to managed metadata filters.

Solution 1Recommended

Use Page Properties as a Filter Alternative

Bypass the known metadata bug by changing your web part filter settings to use standard page properties instead.

This issue is explicitly tied to filtering by Managed Metadata properties. By switching the filter criteria to standard page properties, the News web part will immediately display the correct published time.

Edit the SharePoint Page

Navigate to the SharePoint page containing the affected News web part and click 'Edit' in the top right corner.

Access Web Part Settings

Select the News web part and click the 'Edit web part' pencil icon on the left side of the component.

Change Filter Source

In the property pane under the 'Filter' section, change the selection from 'Managed property' to 'Page properties'.

Republish the Page

Select the appropriate property to filter your news, close the property pane, and click 'Republish' to apply the correct time display.

Use Page Properties as a Filter Alternative

Workaround Successful: Using page properties avoids the backend metadata processing delay, restoring accurate timestamps to your news feed.

Solution 2

Escalate to Microsoft 365 Support

Contact Microsoft support if the deployed backend fix has not reached your tenant after several weeks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my SharePoint News web part time exactly 8 hours behind?

This specific 8-hour offset is caused by a known Microsoft backend bug related to how the server processes managed metadata properties and translates Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to local time zones.

Can a site administrator fix this published date issue directly?

No, site administrators cannot patch this directly as it is a server-side bug. Administrators can only apply the page properties workaround or open a support ticket to expedite the backend fix.

Does the time zone setting of my SharePoint site affect this bug?

While regional settings usually control displayed times, this specific managed property bug overrides those standard settings and forces the incorrect time calculation regardless of your regional configuration.