“No, the Simpsons did not predict monkeypox.”

That’s one of the wackier debunked social media conspiracies featured on the News Literacy Project’s “Rumor Guard” page.

Online claims that the animated sitcom predicts current events have a history. Time reports that in 17 cases, the Simpsons storylines actually did predict the future.

But in the latest instance, somebody created and shared a collage of doctored images from separate episodes of the Simpsons — none of which mentioned monkeypox — and said they foreshadowed the latest outbreak of the virus this past spring.

Ay, caramba!

With misinformation fouling our feeds, airwaves and sometimes, our dinner conversations, at an alarming rate, we thought we’d remind you of steps The Day takes to provide credible and factual information.

Yes, there will be a quiz.

We avoid quoting anonymous sources unless somebody with important information convinces us they are in fear for their safety or losing their job, or if there’s an extraordinary circumstance. If we do quote an anonymous source, we will tell you why we’re doing it.

We verify information with as many unrelated sources as possible — our goal is to have no fewer than three. We link to our sources when possible. We don’t report rumors.

When we make a mistake, we correct it as soon as possible, adding an editor’s note to an online story that seeks to correct, and not repeat, the inaccurate information. If a mistake has made it into print, we publish a correction on Page A2 of the next edition.

You might see social media posts about issues in our coverage area and wonder why The Day has not reported on them.

We encourage you to forward the items to tips@theday.com if the information appears to be credible and newsworthy.

We want you to know it’s possible, or even likely that we’ve already seen the information, looked into it and decided not to publish it, because it’s not credible or can’t be corroborated.

“We often get calls complaining that we haven’t reported on a story or tip that was posted on Facebook or some other social media platform,” said Izaskun E. Larrañeta, managing editor. “Information on Facebook is misleading and often untrue. Reporters vet everything you see online and in print. We have to maintain these high standards, even when the public accuses us of having a hidden agenda because we won’t report something that appears on social media.”

We typically avoid reporting on “he said-she said” situations unless we can discern enough factual information to allow the reader to come to their own conclusion.

Now for your test.

Go over to the News Literacy Project and take their quizzes on vetting news sources for credibility, deciding what is safe to share on social media and avoiding the traps of conspirational thinking.

If news literacy interests you — and we hope it does — you’ll enjoy exploring their website.

News Literacy Project is a non-partisan organization whose mission is “creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy.”

That’s what we’re striving for at The Day, too.

This is the opinion of Engagement Editor Karen Florin. Reach her at (860) 701-4217.