diff --git a/what-changed/model/comparison_functions.go b/what-changed/model/comparison_functions.go
index 6095d15..e1e323b 100644
--- a/what-changed/model/comparison_functions.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/comparison_functions.go
@@ -171,14 +171,8 @@ func CheckForAddition[T any](l, r *yaml.Node, label string, changes *[]*Change,
 //
 // The Change is then added to the slice of []Change[T] instances provided as a pointer.
 func CheckForModification[T any](l, r *yaml.Node, label string, changes *[]*Change, breaking bool, orig, new T) {
-	if l != nil && l.Value != "" && r != nil && r.Value != "" && r.Value != l.Value && r.Tag == l.Tag {
+	if l != nil && l.Value != "" && r != nil && r.Value != "" && (r.Value != l.Value || r.Tag != l.Tag) {
 		CreateChange(changes, Modified, label, l, r, breaking, orig, new)
-		return
-	}
-	// the values may have not changed, but the tag (node type) type may have
-	if l != nil && l.Value != "" && r != nil && r.Value != "" && r.Value != l.Value && r.Tag != l.Tag {
-		CreateChange(changes, Modified, label, l, r, breaking, orig, new)
-		return
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/what-changed/model/comparison_functions_test.go b/what-changed/model/comparison_functions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1243b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/what-changed/model/comparison_functions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Hugo Stijns
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package model
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+func Test_CheckForModification(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		left   string
+		right  string
+		differ bool
+	}{
+		{"Same string quoted", `value`, `"value"`, false},
+		{"Same string", `value`, `value`, false},
+		{"Same boolean", `true`, `true`, false},
+		{"Different boolean", `true`, `false`, true},
+		{"Different string", `value_a`, `value_b`, true},
+		{"Different int", `123`, `"123"`, true},
+		{"Different float", `123.456`, `"123.456"`, true},
+		{"Different boolean quoted", `true`, `"true"`, true},
+		{"Different date", `2022-12-29`, `"2022-12-29"`, true},
+		{"Different value and tag", `2.0`, `2.0.0`, true},
+		{"From null to empty value", `null`, `""`, false},
+		{"From empty value to null", `""`, `null`, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var lNode, rNode yaml.Node
+			_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.left), &lNode)
+			_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.right), &rNode)
+
+			changes := []*Change{}
+			CheckForModification(lNode.Content[0], rNode.Content[0], "test", &changes, false, "old", "new")
+
+			if tt.differ {
+				assert.Len(t, changes, 1)
+			} else {
+				assert.Empty(t, changes)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/what-changed/model/example.go b/what-changed/model/example.go
index 42ec85e..14385c8 100644
--- a/what-changed/model/example.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/example.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func CompareExamples(l, r *base.Example) *ExampleChanges {
 		z := 0
 		for k := range l.Value.ValueNode.Content {
 			if k%2 == 0 {
-				lKeys[z] = fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v", l.Value.ValueNode.Content[k].Value, l.Value.ValueNode.Content[k+1].Value)
+				lKeys[z] = fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v-%v", l.Value.ValueNode.Content[k].Value, l.Value.ValueNode.Content[k+1].Tag, l.Value.ValueNode.Content[k+1].Value)
 				z++
 			} else {
 				continue
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func CompareExamples(l, r *base.Example) *ExampleChanges {
 		z = 0
 		for k := range r.Value.ValueNode.Content {
 			if k%2 == 0 {
-				rKeys[z] = fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v", r.Value.ValueNode.Content[k].Value, r.Value.ValueNode.Content[k+1].Value)
+				rKeys[z] = fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v-%v", r.Value.ValueNode.Content[k].Value, r.Value.ValueNode.Content[k+1].Tag, r.Value.ValueNode.Content[k+1].Value)
 				z++
 			} else {
 				continue
diff --git a/what-changed/model/example_test.go b/what-changed/model/example_test.go
index 4e620a6..c2889fa 100644
--- a/what-changed/model/example_test.go
+++ b/what-changed/model/example_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low"
 	"github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low/base"
 	v3 "github.com/pb33f/libopenapi/datamodel/low/v3"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestCompareExamples_SummaryModified(t *testing.T) {
@@ -196,3 +198,27 @@ func TestCompareExamples_Identical(t *testing.T) {
 	extChanges := CompareExamples(&lDoc, &rDoc)
 	assert.Nil(t, extChanges)
 }
+
+func TestCompareExamples_Date(t *testing.T) {
+	left := `value:
+  date: 2022-12-29`
+
+	right := `value:
+  date: "2022-12-29"`
+
+	var lNode, rNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(left), &lNode)
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(right), &rNode)
+
+	// create low level objects
+	var lDoc base.Example
+	var rDoc base.Example
+	_ = low.BuildModel(lNode.Content[0], &lDoc)
+	_ = low.BuildModel(rNode.Content[0], &rDoc)
+	_ = lDoc.Build(lNode.Content[0], nil)
+	_ = rDoc.Build(rNode.Content[0], nil)
+
+	changes := CompareExamples(&lDoc, &rDoc)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, changes.TotalChanges())
+}