About this guide
This guide is designed to help you better understand the misformation world. We cover the basics of misinformation and explore the potential consequences of misinformation. Plus we offer practical steps you can take to counter misinformation. We also provide information, games, and further resources to support your ability to engage throughtfully and critically with today's information landscape.
Before moving through the content, watch the video (2:52) to get a quick overview of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Shout Out UK. (2020). How to understand Misinformation, Disinformation and Malinformation.
Attribution and acknowledgement
Crediting creators and attributing content is a core part of academic integrity and being a digital citizen more broadly. This guide was created by Deakin Library. The text and layout of this Misinformation guide is © Deakin University (2025) and licensed under a CC BY-NC 4.0