✕ Headline / Body Mismatch [2/10]: The headline is accurate and representative of the article's content, which focuses on the investigation into ticket prices. It avoids hyperbole and clearly states the subject and actors involved.

"New York, New Jersey to investigate 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket prices"

✕ Loaded Language [4/10]: The term 'sky-high prices' echoes a quoted official and carries a negative connotation, though it is attributed. The article otherwise avoids inflammatory language.

"No one should be manipulated into paying sky-high prices for seats"

✕ Loaded Verbs [3/10]: Use of 'accused' is appropriate given the investigative context, but repeated use of 'alleged' for fan complaints maintains neutrality when describing unproven claims.

"fans alleged the category of their seats had been changed"

✕ Passive-Voice Agency Obfuscation [2/10]: The phrase 'tickets had been misled about the location' is awkward but not passive voice; the article generally maintains clear agency, especially in quoting officials directly.

"they had been misled about the location of the seats they purchased"

✓ Proper Attribution [10/10]: All key claims are clearly attributed to named officials or documents, such as the joint statement and direct quotes from the attorneys general.

"New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and New York Attorney General Letitia James said"

✓ Comprehensive Sourcing [9/10]: The article includes perspectives from both investigating authorities and FIFA, quoting FIFA’s chief operating officer to provide context for pricing decisions.

"Speaking last year, the World Cup's chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi said sales of tickets were a vital revenue stream"

✓ Viewpoint Diversity [10/10]: The article balances fan complaints, government scrutiny, and FIFA's justification, representing multiple stakeholders without privileging one.

"FIFA has previously defended its pricing as indicative of high public demand"

✕ Framing by Emphasis [5/10]: The story emphasizes consumer protection and potential corporate misconduct, which is legitimate given the subpoenas. However, it does not reduce the issue to a simplistic moral conflict.

"buying a ticket to the World Cup into a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity, and impossibly high prices"

✕ Narrative Framing [4/10]: The article frames the issue around accountability and transparency in ticketing, which aligns with the investigative actions taken. It avoids turning it into a political horse-race or episodic spectacle.

"The attorneys-general accused FIFA of having changed the 'category' of tickets they had purchased after the fact"