article_snippet: Funny: Yanis Varoufakis laughed off the incident on Twitter and said: '
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis added: 'Sorry Mr Varoufakis, Twitter won't do it again.'
article_snippet: the real deal and the hashtag #varoufake has been Germany's top trending topic on Twitter throughout today.
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis has repeatedly denied The footage was authentic and  laughed off the incident on Twitter.
article_snippet: Yanis Varoufakis sent a message to Mr Bohermann that read: 'Humour, satire & self deprecation are great solvents of blind nationalism.
article_snippet: The allegations come as Varoufakis, an outspoken Marxist economist and blogger, has faced a number of criticisms.
article_snippet: He came under fire after taking part in a photo shoot for Paris Match - He and He wife posing with glasses of wine on Paris Match - him and his wife roof terrace.
highlights_snippet: Video appeared to show Yanis Varoufakis making offensive gesture .
  