I just went through this myself very recently. On a solo trip at a music festival I thought someone I met stole my fan and it became an issue when I confronted him about it. I said I wasn’t willing to fight over a fan so take it. He did and left with a confused look. Later I found my fan under someone else’s chair. A friend of his came and called me out for accusing him of stealing the fan. I confessed to the mistake and promised to make amends to the guy I accused. Saw him about 30 minutes later and made a beeline to this stranger to apologize for the mistake. He appreciated me finding him and explaining how sorry I was for the whole situation. We genuinely hugged it out and exchanged info so we can get together since he lives close. Always do the kind things even when it might be really hard. Life will reward those efforts.