Sorry if this is too political, but https://youtu.be/C0Szy3Rlu3k shows an example of bad news traveling fast.
ObTrav: The party is traveling with the son of a powerful noble. The son proceeds to get drunk, tries to fight someone (badly), and ends up calling everyone peasants. D6: 1-2 All is as it appears, 3-4: A member of the paparazzi will try catching it all on video, which may result in enormous embarrassment for the son and his family, 5-6: It is either a gag or a serious test of some sort to see how the party will react (possibly a test of loyalty is they are acting as bodyguards for the little brat).