diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dfb6926..33e7027a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 
 
+### [5.0.3](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/compare/v5.0.2...v5.0.3) (2022-08-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* false positive with no-unused-message-ids from external violation reporting function ([#286](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/286)) ([01d0eef](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/01d0eef2885b1626642d925735c9cb59c1e611b8))
+* handle spread in context.report() in require-meta-fixable ([#288](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/288)) ([d768112](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/d7681123fe78c64a87f52fb719e83bdb3995b7c6))
+* handle spread in context.report() in require-meta-has-suggestions ([#287](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/287)) ([fdffb50](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/fdffb501bf62e25bc59a2f960abb0bcc9327e81d))
+
 ### [5.0.2](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/compare/v5.0.1...v5.0.2) (2022-08-04)
 
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-* allow additional schema types in require-meta-schema ([#277](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/277)) ([5bf0648](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/5bf0648f50213fa30e9b623a8db376f41a3af411))
-* clarify report messages for no-missing-placeholders and no-unused-placeholders ([#278](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/278)) ([f5a5c24](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/f5a5c2458e79c405f5a47c802dbca111301f635c))
-* Improve violation reporting location for `no-unused-placeholders` ([#279](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/279)) ([27c0b65](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/27c0b6558a9531c3b87a2776b1553adf29834e87))
-* reporting location in no-missing-placeholders ([#280](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/280)) ([31ff45c](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/31ff45c8840b90f575800ccbb7a35d1ba09c2ba8))
+* allow additional schema types in `require-meta-schema` ([#277](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/277)) ([5bf0648](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/5bf0648f50213fa30e9b623a8db376f41a3af411))
+* clarify report messages for `no-missing-placeholders` and `no-unused-placeholders` ([#278](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/278)) ([f5a5c24](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/f5a5c2458e79c405f5a47c802dbca111301f635c))
+* improve violation reporting location for `no-unused-placeholders` ([#279](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/279)) ([27c0b65](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/27c0b6558a9531c3b87a2776b1553adf29834e87))
+* improve violation reporting location for `no-missing-placeholders` ([#280](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/issues/280)) ([31ff45c](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/commit/31ff45c8840b90f575800ccbb7a35d1ba09c2ba8))
 
 ### [5.0.1](https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1) (2022-07-18)
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js b/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
index df793605..8aa4bfb0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
     const messageIdsUsed = new Set();
     let contextIdentifiers;
-    let shouldPerformUnusedCheck = true;
+    let hasSeenUnknownMessageId = false;
+    let hasSeenViolationReport = false;
 
     const messageIdNodes = utils.getMessageIdNodes(info, scopeManager);
     if (!messageIdNodes) {
@@ -44,22 +45,29 @@ module.exports = {
       },
 
       'Program:exit'() {
-        if (shouldPerformUnusedCheck) {
-          const messageIdNodesUnused = messageIdNodes.filter(
-            (node) =>
-              !messageIdsUsed.has(utils.getKeyName(node, context.getScope()))
-          );
-
-          // Report any messageIds that were never used.
-          for (const messageIdNode of messageIdNodesUnused) {
-            context.report({
-              node: messageIdNode,
-              messageId: 'unusedMessage',
-              data: {
-                messageId: utils.getKeyName(messageIdNode, context.getScope()),
-              },
-            });
-          }
+        if (hasSeenUnknownMessageId || !hasSeenViolationReport) {
+          /*
+          Bail out when the rule is likely to have false positives.
+          - If we saw a dynamic/unknown messageId
+          - If we couldn't find any violation reporting code, likely because a helper function from an external file is handling this
+          */
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const messageIdNodesUnused = messageIdNodes.filter(
+          (node) =>
+            !messageIdsUsed.has(utils.getKeyName(node, context.getScope()))
+        );
+
+        // Report any messageIds that were never used.
+        for (const messageIdNode of messageIdNodesUnused) {
+          context.report({
+            node: messageIdNode,
+            messageId: 'unusedMessage',
+            data: {
+              messageId: utils.getKeyName(messageIdNode, context.getScope()),
+            },
+          });
         }
       },
 
@@ -76,6 +84,8 @@ module.exports = {
             return;
           }
 
+          hasSeenViolationReport = true;
+
           const reportMessagesAndDataArray =
             utils.collectReportViolationAndSuggestionData(reportInfo);
           for (const { messageId } of reportMessagesAndDataArray.filter(
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ module.exports = {
               values.some((val) => val.type !== 'Literal')
             ) {
               // When a dynamic messageId is used and we can't detect its value, disable the rule to avoid false positives.
-              shouldPerformUnusedCheck = false;
+              hasSeenUnknownMessageId = true;
             }
             values.forEach((val) => messageIdsUsed.add(val.value));
           }
@@ -101,17 +111,21 @@ module.exports = {
         // In order to reduce false positives, we will also check for messageId properties anywhere in the file.
         // This is helpful especially in the event that helper functions are used for reporting violations.
         if (node.key.type === 'Identifier' && node.key.name === 'messageId') {
+          hasSeenViolationReport = true;
+
           const values =
             node.value.type === 'Literal'
               ? [node.value]
               : utils.findPossibleVariableValues(node.value, scopeManager);
+
           if (
             values.length === 0 ||
             values.some((val) => val.type !== 'Literal')
           ) {
             // When a dynamic messageId is used and we can't detect its value, disable the rule to avoid false positives.
-            shouldPerformUnusedCheck = false;
+            hasSeenUnknownMessageId = true;
           }
+
           values.forEach((val) => messageIdsUsed.add(val.value));
         }
       },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
index e03d3ae3..d2ce03d0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ module.exports = {
           node.callee.property.name === 'report' &&
           (node.arguments.length > 4 ||
             (node.arguments.length === 1 &&
-              node.arguments[0].type === 'ObjectExpression' &&
-              node.arguments[0].properties.some(
-                (prop) => utils.getKeyName(prop) === 'fix'
-              )))
+              utils
+                .evaluateObjectProperties(node.arguments[0], scopeManager)
+                .some((prop) => utils.getKeyName(prop) === 'fix')))
         ) {
           usesFixFunctions = true;
         }
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
index 939b5175..44ea702e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ module.exports = {
             (node.arguments.length === 1 &&
               node.arguments[0].type === 'ObjectExpression'))
         ) {
-          const suggestProp = node.arguments[0].properties.find(
-            (prop) => utils.getKeyName(prop) === 'suggest'
-          );
+          const suggestProp = utils
+            .evaluateObjectProperties(node.arguments[0], scopeManager)
+            .find((prop) => utils.getKeyName(prop) === 'suggest');
           if (suggestProp) {
             const staticValue = getStaticValue(
               suggestProp.value,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65bff0f4..cf38d742 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin",
-  "version": "5.0.2",
+  "version": "5.0.3",
   "description": "An ESLint plugin for linting ESLint plugins",
   "author": "Teddy Katz",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
index 0e92d49a..d35cadfe 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-unused-message-ids.js
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ ruleTester.run('no-unused-message-ids', rule, {
         }
       };
     `,
+    // Ignore when we couldn't find any calls to `context.report()`, likely because an external helper function is in use.
+    `
+      module.exports = {
+        meta: { messages: { foo: 'bar' } },
+        create(context) {}
+      };
+    `,
   ],
 
   invalid: [
@@ -313,29 +320,13 @@ ruleTester.run('no-unused-message-ids', rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
-    {
-      // messageId unused with no reports
-      code: `
-          module.exports = {
-            meta: { messages: { foo: 'hello world' } },
-            create(context) { }
-          };
-        `,
-      errors: [
-        {
-          messageId: 'unusedMessage',
-          data: { messageId: 'foo' },
-          type: 'Property',
-        },
-      ],
-    },
     {
       // messageId unused with meta.messages in variable
       code: `
           const messages = { foo: 'hello world' };
           module.exports = {
             meta: { messages },
-            create(context) { }
+            create(context) { context.report({node, messageId: 'other'}); }
           };
         `,
       errors: [
@@ -353,7 +344,7 @@ ruleTester.run('no-unused-message-ids', rule, {
           const extraMeta = { messages: { ...extraMessages } };
           module.exports = {
             meta: { ...extraMeta },
-            create(context) { }
+            create(context) { context.report({node, messageId: 'other'}); }
           };
         `,
       errors: [
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
index 75de8443..8dc6e65b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-fixable.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-fixable', rule, {
       `,
       options: [{ catchNoFixerButFixableProperty: true }],
     },
-    // Spread.
+    // Spread in meta.
     `
       const extra = { 'fixable': 'code' };
       module.exports = {
@@ -199,6 +199,19 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-fixable', rule, {
         }
       };
     `,
+    // Spread in report.
+    {
+      code: `
+      module.exports = {
+        meta: { fixable: 'code' },
+        create(context) {
+          const extra = { fix: foo };
+          context.report({node, message, ...extra});
+        }
+      };
+    `,
+      options: [{ catchNoFixerButFixableProperty: true }],
+    },
   ],
 
   invalid: [
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
index fa3adc60..5b2cceff 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-has-suggestions.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-has-suggestions', rule, {
         }
       };
     `,
-    // Unrelated spread syntax.
+    // Unrelated spread syntax in rule.
     {
       code: `
         const extra = {};
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-has-suggestions', rule, {
         ecmaVersion: 9,
       },
     },
-    // Related spread.
+    // Related spread in meta.
     `
       const extra = { hasSuggestions: true };
       module.exports = {
@@ -195,6 +195,16 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-has-suggestions', rule, {
         }
       };
     `,
+    // Spread in report.
+    `
+      module.exports = {
+        meta: { hasSuggestions: true },
+        create(context) {
+          const extra = { suggest: [{}] };
+          context.report({node, message, ...extra });
+        }
+      };
+    `,
   ],
 
   invalid: [