Misinformation is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. The World Economic Forum has even identified disinformation (false or misleading information spread intentionally to deceive or harm others) as the foremost global threat, shaping public perception, eroding trust, and influencing policies (Ecker et al. 2024). Yet despite growing awareness, common misunderstandings and mistakes in mythbusting persist. Well-intentioned mythbusting is not necessarily effective mythbusting. In some cases, attempts to correct misinformation can even backfire, unintentionally amplifying falsehoods rather than dismantling them. Research shows that once misinformation takes hold, it can be highly resistant to correction (Walter and Tukachinsky 2020; Lewandowsky et al. 2020). Even professionals engaged in educational research, science communication, and media fact-checking risk inadvertently reinforcing misinformation if their approach does not align with the latest psychological and cognitive research. So, how can we bust myths without making them stronger? This article identifies six common myths about mythbusting and explains how to avoid some pitfalls. Instead of relying on intuition, mythbusting should be grounded in evidence-informed strategies, such as the fact-myth-fallacy-fact approach (Lewandowsky …