article_snippet: Germany has been gripped by claims and counter-claims that footage allegedly showing the new Greek finance minister giving Germany a one-fingered salute was faked.
article_snippet: A video appeared online earlier this week which appeared to show Yanis Varoufakis holding up Yanis Varoufakis middle finger when giving a speech about Greece's finances and Germany in 2013.
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis was accused of making an offensive gesture with his middle finger during a speech Yanis Varoufakis gave in 2013 about Germany's finances, and mentioning Germany .
article_snippet: The footage appears to show Yanis Varoufakis raises Yanis Varoufakis finger and saying: 'My proposal was that Greece should simply announce that My proposal is defaulting, just like Argentina did, within the euro, in January 2010, and stick his finger to Germany and say well, you can now solve this problem by yourself.'