Over roughly the last ten years, the search for sub-GeV dark matter has boomed, spurred by a new generation of experiments. Intriguingly, many report an excess of low-energy events. In this talk, I will explore strategies for sifting through such data to disentangle potential dark matter signals from backgrounds. These strategies emphasize the importance of having diverse probes, utilizing a variety of target materials and detection technologies. By combining these approaches, we can sharpen our ability to determine whether any viable dark matter model can explain the observed excesses, and take concrete steps toward uncovering the particle nature of dark matter in the sub-GeV regime.