Benzinga - A fake screenshot featuring Mad Money host Jim Cramer surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), depicting him praising Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
What Happened: In the fraudulent screenshot, Cramer was allegedly quoted saying, “They proved collateral, not reserves, but CZ looks like a good guy. I’m bullish here, loading up on their tokens. Way oversold!”
The manipulated screenshot of Jim Cramer allegedly praising Binance, which began circulating on X, was shared by a user named Crypto Rover (@rovercrc) on X, who falsely claimed that Cramer was expressing a bullish stance on Binance.
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Further investigation by Benzinga revealed that the screenshot was actually taken from a September 5 video in which Cramer discussed Treasuries, not cryptocurrencies.
Link to the original video.
Zhao later took to Twitter to debunk the image, confirming that it had been photoshopped and expressing relief.
phew… saved.