A sitemap that hasn't been regenerated since new content was published means Google doesn't know about your newest pages through this channel — the sitemap is only useful if it's kept current, not set up once and forgotten.
A sitemap with missing or obviously fake lastmod dates tells Google it can't trust your freshness signals — reducing how often it bothers to recrawl your pages for updates.
The sitemap's content reflects your site's current pages, including anything published recently.
Fix it, then re-scan — the check confirms itself. No manual checkbox, the scan is the truth.
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