Random old emails getting marked as new/unread

Every now and then, Thunderbird notifies me of "new" emails in my inbox that are actually week/month old. I have no idea why this is happening nor how to make it stop and it is really getting annoying.
Mozilla Thunderbird is up to date, I am using Microsoft Hotmail for my two accounts and my ISP is Bell Canada.
Thanks in advance

first off, housekeeping.
File menu (Alt+F) > compact Folders
See if that helps? Maybe yes, maybe no.

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