diff --git a/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb b/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb
index 2c79880953..cc04fb646a 100644
--- a/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb
+++ b/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def create_elasticsearch_doc_bg(options)
     ms.attributes[:parent_id] = self.id
     ms.attributes[:created_at] = self.created_at.utc
     ms.attributes[:updated_at] = self.updated_at.utc
-    ms.attributes[:media_published_at] = self.media_published_at
     ms.attributes[:source_id] = self.source_id
     # Intial nested objects with []
     ['comments', 'tags', 'task_responses', 'assigned_user_ids', 'requests'].each{ |f| ms.attributes[f] = [] }
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/project_media_cached_fields.rb b/app/models/concerns/project_media_cached_fields.rb
index 2cf623976c..1476300167 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/project_media_cached_fields.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/project_media_cached_fields.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def title_or_description_update
 
     cached_field :fact_check_published_on,
       start_as: 0,
+      update_es: true,
       recalculate: :recalculate_fact_check_published_on,
       update_on: [FACT_CHECK_EVENT]
 
diff --git a/app/models/project_media.rb b/app/models/project_media.rb
index bfc6c46574..f7ea917a39 100644
--- a/app/models/project_media.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_media.rb
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ def add_extra_elasticsearch_data(ms)
     ms.attributes[:language] = self.get_dynamic_annotation('language')&.get_field_value('language')
     # set fields with integer value including cached fields
     fields_i = [
-      'archived', 'sources_count', 'linked_items_count', 'share_count',
-      'last_seen', 'demand', 'user_id', 'read', 'suggestions_count',
-      'related_count', 'reaction_count', 'comment_count', 'media_published_at', 'unmatched'
+      'archived', 'sources_count', 'linked_items_count', 'share_count','last_seen', 'demand', 'user_id',
+      'read', 'suggestions_count','related_count', 'reaction_count', 'comment_count', 'media_published_at',
+      'unmatched', 'fact_check_published_on'
     ]
     fields_i.each{ |f| ms.attributes[f] = self.send(f).to_i }
     # add more cached fields
diff --git a/app/repositories/media_search.rb b/app/repositories/media_search.rb
index 31da9ed4f4..33e969062a 100644
--- a/app/repositories/media_search.rb
+++ b/app/repositories/media_search.rb
@@ -134,5 +134,7 @@ class MediaSearch
     indexes :unmatched, { type: 'long' }
 
     indexes :report_language, { type: 'keyword', normalizer: 'check' }
+
+    indexes :fact_check_published_on, { type: 'long' }
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20230906054844_add_mapping_for_fact_check_published_on_field.rb b/db/migrate/20230906054844_add_mapping_for_fact_check_published_on_field.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bce79efa40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20230906054844_add_mapping_for_fact_check_published_on_field.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class AddMappingForFactCheckPublishedOnField < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
+  def change
+    options = {
+      index: CheckElasticSearchModel.get_index_alias,
+      body: {
+        properties: {
+          fact_check_published_on: { type: 'long' },
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    $repository.client.indices.put_mapping options
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/check_search.rb b/lib/check_search.rb
index 11fbc24188..5d2fb15f0a 100644
--- a/lib/check_search.rb
+++ b/lib/check_search.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ def initialize(options, file = nil, team_id = Team.current&.id)
     'type_of_media' => 'type_of_media', 'title' => 'title_index', 'creator_name' => 'creator_name',
     'cluster_size' => 'cluster_size', 'cluster_first_item_at' => 'cluster_first_item_at',
     'cluster_last_item_at' => 'cluster_last_item_at', 'cluster_requests_count' => 'cluster_requests_count',
-    'cluster_published_reports_count' => 'cluster_published_reports_count', 'score' => '_score'
+    'cluster_published_reports_count' => 'cluster_published_reports_count', 'score' => '_score',
+    'fact_check_published_on' => 'fact_check_published_on'
   }
 
   def team_condition(team_id = nil)
diff --git a/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb b/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb
index 262bff662c..c799fc6cb1 100644
--- a/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb
@@ -246,5 +246,23 @@ def setup
     end
   end
 
+  test "should sort by fact-check published on data" do
+    RequestStore.store[:skip_cached_field_update] = false
+    t = create_team
+    pm1 = create_project_media team: t, disable_es_callbacks: false
+    pm2 = create_project_media team: t, disable_es_callbacks: false
+    pm3 = create_project_media team: t, disable_es_callbacks: false
+    sleep 2
+    cd = create_claim_description project_media: pm3
+    fc = create_fact_check claim_description: cd
+    cd = create_claim_description project_media: pm1
+    fc = create_fact_check claim_description: cd
+    sleep 2
+    result = CheckSearch.new({ sort: 'fact_check_published_on', sort_type: 'asc' }.to_json, nil, t.id)
+    assert_equal [pm2.id, pm3.id, pm1.id], result.medias.map(&:id)
+    result = CheckSearch.new({ sort: 'fact_check_published_on', sort_type: 'desc' }.to_json, nil, t.id)
+    assert_equal [pm1.id, pm3.id, pm2.id], result.medias.map(&:id)
+  end
+
   # Please add new tests to test/controllers/elastic_search_10_test.rb
 end