diff --git a/newspaper/extractors.py b/newspaper/extractors.py
index 96255401..26ead02a 100644
--- a/newspaper/extractors.py
+++ b/newspaper/extractors.py
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ def parse_date_str(date_str):
              'content': 'datetime'},
             {'attribute': 'name', 'value': 'publish_date',
              'content': 'content'},
+            {'attribute': 'itemprop', 'value': 'dateCreated',
+             'content': 'content'},
         ]
         for known_meta_tag in PUBLISH_DATE_TAGS:
             meta_tags = self.parser.getElementsByTag(