Can You Trust the Trustworthy?

Even someone famously honest cannot be believed if they speak Lashon Hara—unless you are a Rav with halachic responsibility and strict conditions are met.

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He Admits It—Together With Someone Else

If someone confesses to an aveira and implicates another person in the same sentence, you're only allowed to believe what he says about himself—not the other. Even shared guilt doesn’t justify belief in Lashon Hara.

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Exceptions for Known Resha’im

Lashon Hara may only be believed about someone who is a known public rasha—but only after confirmed facts establish their status beyond doubt.

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