Fox runs the glowing tribute: Joey Chestnut, the "GOAT," devours 66 hot dogs to claim his 18th Mustard Belt on America's 250th birthday. A wholesome, all-American parade. What the party frame leaves out: Chestnut won while on probation. In April he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge for slapping a man in an Indiana bar. It is not hidden — it is just not invited to the celebration. This is how a "feel-good tradition" frame works. It does not lie about the man. It decides which facts belong at the birthday and which ones wait outside. The record goes in the headline; the guilty plea becomes a footnote, if it appears at all.