{
  "id": 15924996,
  "title": "When a few people break the rules, bad behavior spreads quickly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/when-a-few-people-break-the-rules-bad-behavior-spreads-quickly",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-people-bad-behavior-quickly.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The old saying that one bad apple spoils the barrel suggests that an individual behaving badly can have a negative influence on the entire group. The idea now has some fresh scientific backing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}