Several articles in mawbima and divaina published in August, 2020 on Shani Abeysekara framing as guilty despite still him being a suspect.

A Divaina article published on June 09, 2020 used the term "චීන්නු", which has negative connotations, to refer to Chinese nationals.

An Aruna article published on June 10,2020 included an uncensored image of a dead body

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.