diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.js b/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.js
index c7a0f195..725af7c2 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const ClinicaltrialsGovExtractor = {
   date_published: {
     // selectors: ['span.term[data-term="Last Update Posted"]'],
     selectors: ['div:has(> span.term[data-term="Last Update Posted"])'],
+    timezone: 'UTC',
   },
 
   content: {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.test.js b/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.test.js
index ea16bb4a..1069d5a2 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.test.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/clinicaltrials.gov/index.test.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('ClinicaltrialsGovExtractor', () => {
 
       // Update these values with the expected values from
       // the article.
-      assert.equal(date_published, '2018-11-21T05:00:00.000Z');
+      assert.equal(date_published, '2018-11-21T00:00:00.000Z');
     });
 
     it('returns the content', async () => {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.js b/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.js
index 86d7f4bb..4d0c3f06 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const GeniusComExtractor = {
         },
       ],
     ],
+    timezone: 'UTC',
   },
 
   dek: {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.test.js b/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.test.js
index ebefdd94..84f6b595 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.test.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/genius.com/index.test.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('GeniusComExtractor', () => {
 
       // Update these values with the expected values from
       // the article.
-      assert.equal(date_published, '1984-06-25T04:00:00.000Z');
+      assert.equal(date_published, '1984-06-25T00:00:00.000Z');
     });
 
     it('returns the lead_image_url', async () => {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.js b/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.js
index 99b8dac5..344f1395 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const PeopleComExtractor = {
       '.mntl-attribution__item-date',
       ['meta[name="article:published_time"]', 'value'],
     ],
+    timezone: 'UTC',
   },
 
   lead_image_url: {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.test.js b/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.test.js
index 4de9dae7..be1951b7 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.test.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/people.com/index.test.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('PeopleComExtractor', () => {
 
       // Update these values with the expected values from
       // the article.
-      assert.equal(date_published, '2016-12-12T14:22:00.000Z');
+      assert.equal(date_published, '2016-12-12T09:22:00.000Z');
     });
 
     it('returns the lead_image_url', async () => {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.js b/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.js
index b199e7c1..c6b78f18 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const PitchforkComExtractor = {
 
   date_published: {
     selectors: ['div[class^="InfoSliceWrapper-"]', ['.pub-date', 'datetime']],
+    timezone: 'UTC',
   },
 
   dek: {
diff --git a/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.test.js b/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.test.js
index 6e8c0cdb..b2b8ebe4 100644
--- a/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.test.js
+++ b/src/extractors/custom/pitchfork.com/index.test.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('PitchforkComExtractor', () => {
     it('returns the date_published', async () => {
       const { date_published } = await result;
 
-      assert.equal(date_published, '2019-06-07T04:00:00.000Z');
+      assert.equal(date_published, '2019-06-07T00:00:00.000Z');
     });
 
     it('returns the dek', async () => {