diff --git a/tests/unit/compliancePages.test.js b/tests/unit/compliancePages.test.js
index 19285cf..071fa51 100644
--- a/tests/unit/compliancePages.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/compliancePages.test.js
@@ -159,11 +159,15 @@ describe('S2 — seed articles + Ghost runbook', () => {
     'content/articles/how-streaks-lie.md',
   ];
 
-  it.each(ARTICLES)('%s exists with draft front matter', (rel) => {
+  // Truth-Everywhere Part 2 (item 8) — these 5 are now PUBLISHED to /blog with
+  // real dates (was draft/unwired). Lock the published shape: title + a real
+  // date + published status (drafts would be filtered out of the public index).
+  it.each(ARTICLES)('%s is published with a real date', (rel) => {
     const src = readRoot(rel);
     expect(src.startsWith('---')).toBe(true);
     expect(src).toContain('title:');
-    expect(src).toContain('status: draft');
+    expect(src).toContain('status: published');
+    expect(src).toMatch(/date:\s*'?\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}'?/);
   });
 
   it.each(ARTICLES)('%s obeys VOICE v1.1 — zero exclamation points', (rel) => {