You see your friend's partner on a dating app — actively using it, with photos clearly taken recently. You screenshot it as evidence. Your friend has no idea. They seem happy. You don't have absolute proof of actual infidelity — just clear intent. Do you tell your friend what you saw?
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You see your friend's partner on a dating app — actively using it, with photos clearly taken recently. You screenshot it as evidence. Your friend has no idea. They seem happy. You don't have absolute proof of actual infidelity — just clear intent. Do you tell your friend what you saw?

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77% chose "Tell them — they deserve the truth" and 23% chose "Say nothing — what I saw might not be what it looks like". This is a variant of the 'tell your friend their partner is cheating' dilemma with an additional epistemic complication: you have evidence of something that strongly implies infidelity but doesn't prove it. The philosophy here concerns the standard of proof required before you act on someone else's behalf — and who bears the cost of being wrong. False accusations in intimate contexts are devastating. True concealment when the friend eventually finds out can end friendships. Both risks are real.

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