Sitemap.xml file getting HTML injected into it

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Hi! Google is unable to find my site because it says the sitemap has injected HTML code in it. I use bolt.new to create it and confirmed that there is no HTML in the sitemap.xml file, but when I launch it via newyorksubway.com/sitemap.xml there are some added lines to it from javascript. I can’t seem to see if Netlify is adding anything that is causing this? A plug-in or something? I checked my deploy section. Appreciate any insight!

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@theaccountant Is it just a typo that you’ve mentioned two different domains in this thread?

newyorksubway.com vs subwaynewyork.com

newyorksubway.com/sitemap.xml = a html page by godaddy for purchasing that domain

subwaynewyork.com/sitemap.xml = your sitemap

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Sorry, late night typo! Yes, www.subwaynewyork.com is the correct version of my domain and site.

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I don’t see anything wrong with that sitemap and it passes validation.

Can you show the lines that you’ve mentioned?

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The javascript and in page channels are being injected, which I am being told (by multiple AI platforms, sorry I am not a coder) that this is what is causing Google to error the sitemap out.

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@theaccountant I understand your issue, but as I say I don’t see any evidence of it.

I’m looking at:
https://subwaynewyork.com/sitemap.xml

There is no div or script element

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Is it just something being injected for you due to a browser extension?

When I validate your sitemap with online tools they’re not seeing it either.

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thank you! I turned off some random plug ins and they are now gone! Hopefully it works now, thank you!

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