{
  "id": 1041336,
  "title": "Voters punish politicians more for infidelity if their spouse leaves them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/voters-punish-politicians-more-for-infidelity-if-their-spouse-leaves",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/voters-punish-politicians-more-for-infidelity-if-their-spouse-leaves-them/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When a politician is caught in a sex scandal, their spouse’s reaction can shape the public fallout. A new experiment reveals that voters judge unfaithful candidates far more harshly if their spouse decides to end the marriage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}