Sent box mixed up - messages from a year ago 'sent' yesterday

My sent box seems corrupted - I have had this before on another mac. My sent box has messages from last year dated as being sent yesterday. I have tried 'rebuild' but nothing seems to happen. I am not aware of any viruses, all the messages appear to be genuine ones i wrote but some time in the past and not yesterday.
My IMac sent box is ok but Macbook is the troublesome one, any ideas?
thanks

check your system clock/date/time.
If the CMOS battery is weak/failing, the date/time will begin slipping backwards.

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