Every day, as we scroll through social media or browse the web, we are bombarded with a mix of facts, half-truths, and outright falsehoods. Much of this content is dressed up to look credible but designed to mislead and difficult to discern. Sometimes the deception is intentional: fabricated claims are pushed online to manipulate opinion, provoke fear, or undermine trust. Other times, people pass along bad information because they genuinely believe it is true. That is the difference between disinformation and misinformation, but both are factually incorrect. Here are three practical ways to detect and snuff out harmful misinformation before it spreads.