Jeremy Clarkson has been accused of "fabricating" the danger he was in during his recent trip to Argentina.
The crew had to leave the country after a Porsche with a number plate which appeared to reference the Falklands War angered locals.
It was reported they feared they were going to be stoned to death.
But Argentina's UK ambassador Alicia Castro claimed Clarkson had "fabricated an exaggerated story".
Jeremy Clarkson has been accused of "fabricating" the danger he was in during his recent trip to Argentina.
The crew had to leave the country after a Porsche with a number plate which appeared to reference the Falklands War angered locals.
It was reported they feared they were going to be stoned to death.
But Argentina's UK ambassador Alicia Castro claimed Clarkson had "fabricated an exaggerated story".
Writing in the Independent she said: "He describes being ambushed by a mob branding "pickaxes".
"Later, Clarkson claims that a mob was trying to burn the crew's cars - which I understand did not actually happen - and he goes so far as to affirm that 'one said they were going to barbecue us and eat the meat'.
"We do, it is true, eat a lot of beef. But we have never eaten a journalist."
Ms Castro claimed the crew were also given safe passage across the border into Chile by Argentine authorities when the locals' anger threatened to boil over.
Footage appears to show the moment protesters throw stones and hurl abuse at the presenters of Top Gear for "mocking" the Falklands War.
The Top Gear team faced angry protests after using a number plate that appeared to reference the Falklands War.