Two and a half years into power, the BJP leader is struggling to honour the tall promises he made. The falling graph of Modi is not acceptable to his corporate patrons or the media houses that vehemently campaigned for him.

Therefore, to keep the myth of Modi alive, all kinds of false and hysterical reporting is taking place. To justify the maximalist position that the BJP government has taken after the Uri attack, the media is concocting different narratives to sustain Modi’s image as a strong man.

According to an article on Quint, Exclusive: Uri Avenged As Spl Forces Cross LoC, Kill 20 Terrorists, the Indian troops crossed the border and destroyed a terrorist camp. The story has been denied by the army and the government. This whole attempt is to establish that the Hindu right wing government is decisive and prompt in taking action, unlike its predecessor, Dr Manmohan Singh.

Some news channels are running uncorroborated stories that the prime minister held a meeting in the war room and discussed all the possibilities with the military chiefs. The hyperactive social media cells are also busy in circulating fabricated stories on WhatsApp and other networks about Modi’s bravery.

an online news portal made the sensational - if unverifiable - claim, that Pakistan's attack on Uri army base that had claimed the lives of 18 soldiers had been avenged with a cross-border raid that claimed 200 casualties. It said the raid was conducted "during the intervening hours of 20 September and 21 September."

While the online website Quint said it had verified the information from two independent sources, this newspaper was unable to get any confirmation from the armed forces by the end of Thursday.

Saikat Datta, former editor, National Security, Hindustan Times, called the Quint report “inaccurate”. Pointing out factual inaccuracies in the report,he said, “They got the name of the unit wrong. Also, the unit which the publication claims carried out the operation does not even operate in the region stated.”Another red flag for Datta was the claim that helicopters were flown in for the operation.“A dead giveaway was saying that helicopters were flown in for the operation. You don’t launch an aerial incursion in a situation like this.” He also expressed doubts on the high number of casualties stated.

NewsLaundry was told that higher-ups in Northern Command (NC) of Indian Army, who handle media, are baffled by The Quint’s report. “The Quint seems to know better than the Army operating on the front,” one official said dryly, on condition of anonymity. Another senior-ranking officer told Newslaundry, “All I have to say is that this frivolous report, which has caught the fancy of the readers, holds no water.”