BBC World on Friday said an interview it ran with a man it identified as a spokesman for Dow Chemical Co, in which he said the US company accepted responsibility for India's Bhopal disaster, was wrong and part of an "elaborate deception."

A spokeswoman for Dow Chemical in Switzerland also confirmed that the report was wrong.

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The Dow spokesman also said the report saying Dow will set up a $12 billion compensation fund is false, Reuters said.

The BBC had earlier twice run an interview with a man it identified as Dow Chemical spokesman Jude Finisterra, who said the company accepted full responsibility for the disaster 20 years ago.
 
This would have represented a major policy reversal for Dow Chemical which has said it has no responsibility for the Bhopal tragedy.