# A current year appears in the content

How the A current year appears in the content check works, what a failure means, and how to fix it in the Freshness dimension.

- Dimension: Freshness (5% of the total score)
- This check: 2 points
- Check id: `copyright-year`

## What does this check look at?

The current calendar year appears in the visible body text.

## How do I fix it?

- Update the site so a current year is visible; stale date signals suppress generated-answer selection.

## Why is it worth 2 points?

Low to moderate: a real but secondary signal.

## What else is measured in this dimension?

- [A machine-readable date is present and recent](https://geo-scanner.ccie13192.com/checks/date-machine/) — 3 points

## How do I see my own result?

Run a free scan on your own domain at https://geo-scanner.ccie13192.com/ - the report lists every failed check with the evidence that produced it.

The full method is published at https://geo-scanner.ccie13192.com/methodology/