Two individuals have been mentioned in a First Information Report (FIR) that was submitted by the Indian National Congress. These individuals are Amit Malviya, who is the head of the social media unit for the BJP, and Arnab Goswami, who is the editor-in-chief of Republic TV. According to the allegations made in the lawsuit, they disseminated a false allegation regarding the existence of an office of the Indian National Congress in the Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkey. This article investigates the specifics of the First Information Report (FIR) and traces a pattern in Arnab Goswami’s career, showing multiple instances in the past in which his reporting met with claims of providing false information. While we are evaluating these incidents, we are also taking into consideration the more general difficulty of ensuring that Indian news media are responsible and accurate.