diff --git a/lib/twitter/creatable.rb b/lib/twitter/creatable.rb
index 6bfea4544..dabb02f95 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/creatable.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/creatable.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ def created_at
       @created_at ||= Time.parse(@attrs[:created_at]) if created?
     end
 
-  private
-
     def created?
       !@attrs[:created_at].nil?
     end
diff --git a/spec/twitter/action_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/action_spec.rb
index f74bf85bf..7a0231a2a 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/action_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/action_spec.rb
@@ -13,4 +13,15 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      user = Twitter::User.new(:id => 7505382, :created_at => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
+      expect(user.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      user = Twitter::User.new(:id => 7505382)
+      expect(user.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/twitter/direct_message_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/direct_message_spec.rb
index 74e8adf75..04b9de331 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/direct_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/direct_message_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      direct_message = Twitter::DirectMessage.new(:id => 1825786345, :created_at => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
+      expect(direct_message.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      direct_message = Twitter::DirectMessage.new(:id => 1825786345)
+      expect(direct_message.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#recipient" do
     it "returns a User when recipient is set" do
       recipient = Twitter::DirectMessage.new(:id => 1825786345, :recipient => {:id => 7505382}).recipient
diff --git a/spec/twitter/list_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/list_spec.rb
index 1b4d49596..313c9ea25 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/list_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      user = Twitter::List.new(:id => 8863586, :created_at => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
+      expect(user.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      user = Twitter::List.new(:id => 8863586)
+      expect(user.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#user" do
     it "returns a User when user is set" do
       user = Twitter::List.new(:id => 8863586, :user => {:id => 7505382}).user
diff --git a/spec/twitter/saved_search_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/saved_search_spec.rb
index 0a9c73c45..d27a50172 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/saved_search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/saved_search_spec.rb
@@ -31,4 +31,15 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      saved_search = Twitter::SavedSearch.new(:id => 16129012, :created_at => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
+      expect(saved_search.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      saved_search = Twitter::SavedSearch.new(:id => 16129012)
+      expect(saved_search.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/twitter/trend_results_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/trend_results_spec.rb
index 96726706c..f04a6b8a6 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/trend_results_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/trend_results_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      trend_result = Twitter::TrendResults.new(:id => 1, :created_at => "2012-08-24T23:24:14Z")
+      expect(trend_result.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      trend_result = Twitter::TrendResults.new(:id => 1)
+      expect(trend_result.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#each" do
     before do
       @trend_results = Twitter::TrendResults.new(:trends => [{:id => 1}, {:id => 2}, {:id => 3}, {:id => 4}, {:id => 5}, {:id => 6}])
diff --git a/spec/twitter/tweet_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/tweet_spec.rb
index 33d68ae49..3ececdf5b 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/tweet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/tweet_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      tweet = Twitter::Tweet.new(:id => 28669546014, :created_at => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
+      expect(tweet.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      tweet = Twitter::Tweet.new(:id => 28669546014)
+      expect(tweet.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#entities?" do
     it "returns false if there are no entities set" do
       tweet = Twitter::Tweet.new(:id => 28669546014)
diff --git a/spec/twitter/user_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/user_spec.rb
index 4c5eefaa9..6a61d0d7b 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/user_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#created?" do
+    it "returns true when created_at is set" do
+      user = Twitter::User.new(:id => 7505382, :created_at => "Mon Jul 16 12:59:01 +0000 2007")
+      expect(user.created?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns false when created_at is not set" do
+      user = Twitter::User.new(:id => 7505382)
+      expect(user.created?).to be_false
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#description_urls" do
     it "returns an Array of Entity::Url" do
       urls_array = [