diff --git a/network-api/networkapi/highlights/factory.py b/network-api/networkapi/highlights/factory.py
index 84758daf955..031aa13cc2c 100644
--- a/network-api/networkapi/highlights/factory.py
+++ b/network-api/networkapi/highlights/factory.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from datetime import timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-from factory import Faker, LazyAttribute, Trait, post_generation
+from factory import Faker, LazyAttribute, post_generation
 from factory.django import DjangoModelFactory
 from wagtail_factories import ImageFactory
 
@@ -18,17 +18,12 @@ class Meta:
             "footer_sentence",
         )
 
-    class Params:
-        unpublished = Trait(publish_after=Faker("future_datetime", end_date="+30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc))
-        has_expiry = Trait(expires=Faker("future_datetime", end_date="+30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc))
-        expired = Trait(expires=Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc))
-
     title = LazyAttribute(lambda o: o.title_sentence.rstrip("."))
     description = Faker("paragraph", nb_sentences=5, variable_nb_sentences=True)
     link_label = LazyAttribute(lambda o: " ".join(o.link_label_words))
     footer = LazyAttribute(lambda o: o.footer_sentence.rstrip("."))
     link_url = Faker("uri")
-    publish_after = Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    publish_after = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     expires = None
     order = 0
 
diff --git a/network-api/networkapi/news/factory.py b/network-api/networkapi/news/factory.py
index f9d198f533e..7f42679419c 100644
--- a/network-api/networkapi/news/factory.py
+++ b/network-api/networkapi/news/factory.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from random import shuffle
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -32,34 +32,15 @@ class Meta:
         exclude = ("headline_sentence",)
 
     class Params:
-        unpublished = Trait(
-            publish_after=Faker("date_time", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-            if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING
-            else Faker("future_datetime", end_date="+30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        )
-        has_expiry = Trait(
-            expires=Faker("date_time", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-            if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING
-            else Faker("future_datetime", end_date="+30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        )
-        expired = Trait(
-            expires=Faker("date_time", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-            if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING
-            else Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        )
         video = Trait(is_video=True)
 
     headline = LazyAttribute(lambda o: o.headline_sentence.rstrip("."))
     outlet = Faker("company")
-    date = Faker("date") if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING else Faker("past_date", start_date="-30d")
+    date = Faker("past_date", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     link = Faker("url")
     excerpt = Faker("paragraph", nb_sentences=3, variable_nb_sentences=True)
     author = Faker("name")
-    publish_after = (
-        Faker("date_time", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING
-        else Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    )
+    publish_after = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
     # LazyAttribute helper value
     headline_sentence = Faker("sentence", nb_words=4)
diff --git a/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/blog.py b/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/blog.py
index c0f6bc81866..556b13f8ae5 100644
--- a/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/blog.py
+++ b/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/blog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from random import choice
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ class Meta:
 
     title = LazyAttribute(lambda o: o.title_text.rstrip("."))
     body = Faker("streamfield", fields=blog_body_streamfield_fields)
-    first_published_at = (
-        Faker("date_time", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING
-        else Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    )
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     search_description = Faker("paragraph", nb_sentences=5, variable_nb_sentences=True)
     live = True
 
diff --git a/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/buyersguide.py b/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/buyersguide.py
index 7849c6c1380..ae31868b31e 100644
--- a/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/buyersguide.py
+++ b/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/buyersguide.py
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ class Meta:
     blurb = Faker("sentence")
     product_url = Faker("url")
     worst_case = Faker("sentence")
-    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-2d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    last_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-1d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    last_published_at = Faker(
+        "date_time_between", start_date=first_published_at, end_date="today", tzinfo=timezone.utc
+    )
     evaluation = SubFactory("networkapi.wagtailpages.factory.buyersguide.ProductPageEvaluationFactory")
     locale = LazyFunction(lambda: Locale.get_default())
 
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ class Meta:
 
     title = Faker("sentence")
     hero_image = SubFactory(ImageFactory)
-    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     search_image = SubFactory(ImageFactory)
     search_description = Faker("paragraph", nb_sentences=5, variable_nb_sentences=True)
     body = Faker(
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ class Meta:
     header = Faker("sentence")
     title = Faker("sentence")
     cta = SubFactory(PetitionFactory)
-    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     narrowed_page_content = Faker("boolean", chance_of_getting_true=50)
     body = Faker(
         provider="streamfield",
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ class Meta:
 
     year = Faker("random_element", elements=(("2023", "2023")))  # Add extra years here once available
     title = LazyAttribute(lambda o: f"Annual Consumer Creepometer {o.year}")
-    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     search_image = SubFactory(ImageFactory)
     search_description = Faker("paragraph", nb_sentences=5, variable_nb_sentences=True)
 
diff --git a/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/publication.py b/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/publication.py
index 6dbc052f5c9..f44c0ec08f5 100644
--- a/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/publication.py
+++ b/network-api/networkapi/wagtailpages/factory/publication.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from random import randint, random, shuffle
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PublicationPageFactory(PageFactory):
     title = Faker("text", max_nb_chars=120)
     subtitle = Faker("text", max_nb_chars=250)
     secondary_subtitle = Faker("text", max_nb_chars=250)
-    publication_date = Faker("date_object")
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     hero_image = SubFactory(ImageFactory)
     publication_file = SubFactory(DocumentFactory)
     intro_notes = Faker("sentence")
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ class Meta:
     publication_date = Faker("date_object")
     article_file = SubFactory(DocumentFactory)
     body = Faker("streamfield", fields=article_body_streamfield_fields)
-    first_published_at = (
-        Faker("date_time", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        if RANDOM_SEED and not TESTING
-        else Faker("past_datetime", start_date="-30d", tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    )
+    first_published_at = Faker("past_datetime", start_date=datetime(2020, 1, 1), tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     search_description = Faker("paragraph", nb_sentences=5, variable_nb_sentences=True)
     live = True