diff --git a/src/knowledge.rs b/src/knowledge.rs
index b8fc4ba..256c55d 100644
--- a/src/knowledge.rs
+++ b/src/knowledge.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ pub struct FactDetail {
     pub source_photo: Option<String>,
     pub source_insight_id: Option<i32>,
     pub created_at: i64,
+    /// Set when another active fact has the same subject+predicate but
+    /// a different object. Detected at read time (no schema change) by
+    /// the get_entity handler grouping facts by predicate. Some
+    /// predicates are legitimately multi-valued ("tagged_in",
+    /// "friend_of") so this is a *signal* for the curator, not a hard
+    /// invariant. Stale-data correction is the common case (Alice
+    /// lives_in NYC AND SF — one of these is wrong).
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "std::ops::Not::not")]
+    pub in_conflict: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
@@ -381,9 +390,50 @@ async fn get_entity<D: KnowledgeDao + 'static>(
             source_photo: f.source_photo,
             source_insight_id: f.source_insight_id,
             created_at: f.created_at,
+            in_conflict: false,
         });
     }
 
+    // Conflict detection: within the active set, group by predicate;
+    // any predicate group with more than one distinct object (entity
+    // id or value) flags all its members. Some predicates are
+    // legitimately multi-valued (e.g. "tagged_in", "friend_of") so
+    // this is a curator hint, not a hard rule — `in_conflict` exists
+    // to surface stale-data candidates ("lives_in NYC" and
+    // "lives_in SF" can't both be current).
+    {
+        use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+        let mut by_predicate: HashMap<String, Vec<usize>> = HashMap::new();
+        for (idx, f) in facts.iter().enumerate() {
+            if f.status == "active" {
+                by_predicate
+                    .entry(f.predicate.clone())
+                    .or_default()
+                    .push(idx);
+            }
+        }
+        let mut to_flag: HashSet<usize> = HashSet::new();
+        for indices in by_predicate.values() {
+            if indices.len() < 2 {
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Distinct (object_entity_id, object_value) tuples across
+            // these active facts.
+            let mut seen: HashSet<(Option<i32>, Option<String>)> = HashSet::new();
+            for &i in indices {
+                seen.insert((facts[i].object_entity_id, facts[i].object_value.clone()));
+            }
+            if seen.len() > 1 {
+                for &i in indices {
+                    to_flag.insert(i);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for i in to_flag {
+            facts[i].in_conflict = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Fetch photo links
     let photo_links: Vec<PhotoLinkDetail> = match dao.get_links_for_entity(&cx, entity_id) {
         Ok(links) => links.into_iter().map(PhotoLinkDetail::from).collect(),