Without citing sources a Divaina article published on June 11, 2020 claimed: 1. Dual citizens can't be members of independent commissions 2. Hoole is a Nigerian citizen When contacted by EE, Hoole rejected both claims.

Several local articles on the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput violated media ethics guidelines for reporting on suicide

Several articles published in June 2020 referred to survivors of sexual assault using terms that suggested they were 'polluted'.

This NewsWire article published on June 17,2020 included information on helplines and generally complied with media ethics guidelines for reporting on suicide.

Several articles published in June 2020 in Sinhala newspapers Mawbima and Divaina referred to survivors of sexual assaults using terms 'keleseema' (කෙලෙසීම) and 'dushanaya' (දූෂණය) that suggest they were 'polluted'. Complying ...

Several articles published on June 18, 2020 claimed lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah ran a madrasa in Mundalama, whose teachings allegedly encouraged violence. No sources were cited to validate this claim.

This Divaina article published on June 22, 2020 claimed that Bastians' laptop was connected to the alleged abduction of Garnier Francis but provided no sources to support the claim.

An article published by Lankadeepa on June 23, 2020 included terms that connote a master-slave relationship such as හාම්පුතා and මෙහෙකාරිය.

Several TV channels broadcast CCTV footage of the attack on 'Kanjipani Imran's' father on June 18,2020. While all channels warned that the footage was "difficult to watch" only Derana blurred it.

Several articles published in June 2020 violated media ethics guidelines for reporting on suicide.