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Jim Cramer

Jim Cramer is a financial television host and commentator who has hosted CNBC's "Mad Money" since 2005, co-anchors "Squawk on the Street," founded TheStreet and has written several published books.

234 claims collected, 30 researched, 14 resolved. Report of 4 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

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    75 61 88

    Low confidence, 12 factual claims resolved. From 8 documents, 2006 to 2026; 16 documents sampled from 30 candidates found.

    Not scored: 7 unresolvable, 2 checkable only against their own records.

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Jim Cramer's claims

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VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Resolved true Factual 30 Mar 2026 WTI crude oil was at $101 on 2026-03-30. Factual · 30 Mar 2026 Economics and markets
Resolved true Factual 25 Mar 2026 Dina Powell McCormick has helped Goldman Sachs's small business effort. Factual · 25 Mar 2026 Economics and markets
Resolved true Factual 9 Aug 2023 Eli Lilly's stock jumped nearly 15% on the trading day before 2023-08-09. Factual · 9 Aug 2023 Economics and markets
Resolved true Factual 24 May 2023 In 2011 the US reached a debt ceiling deal, but the standoff led Standard & Poor's to downgrade the US government's credit rating. Factual · 24 May 2023 Economics and markets
Resolved true Factual 30 Jun 2022 The first half of 2022 was the worst first half for the stock market since 1970. Factual · 30 Jun 2022 Economics and markets
Resolved true Factual 28 Jun 2022 On the 2022-06-28 Mad Money episode, Jim Cramer interviews Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services. Factual · 28 Jun 2022 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Factual 20 Nov 2006 Companies' third-quarter 2006 earnings reports, just released as of 20 November 2006, were strong. Factual · 20 Nov 2006 Economics and markets
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Factual Economics and markets

“What matters is the price of oil and WTI is at $101”

Jim Cramer, posting on X 30 March 2026 Post by @jimcramer on X, 2026-03-30 (X)

WTI crude oil was at $101 on 2026-03-30.

Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.

What would count as true or false

The test is the price of WTI crude (the front-month NYMEX futures contract, or WTI spot) on 2026-03-30, ideally near the time Cramer spoke. True: WTI traded at about $101, meaning at some point in that day's session it was in roughly the $100.00–$102.00 range, or it settled there. Mostly true: the day's trading range or settlement came within $3 of $101 ($98–$104) but never reached $100–$102. Mostly false: WTI was well away from $101 but still in the broad area (within about $10, roughly $91–$111 or the equivalent), so the claim exaggerates or understates the level. False: WTI was more than about $10 away from $101 throughout that day.

Evidence

  1. US Oil Tops $100 as War With Iran Escalates - TT TTNews (Bloomberg News wire story) · 30 March 2026
    “West Texas Intermediate futures rose more than 3% to settle at $102.88 a barrel, the highest since July 2022.”
  2. World Oil Price per Barrel Today, Monday, March 30, 2026 - Pintu News Pintu News (Pintu crypto app) · 30 March 2026
    “Brent Crude recorded at $115.27 and WTI at $101.30.”
  3. World Oil Price per Barrel Today, Monday, March 30, 2026 - Pintu News Pintu News (Pintu crypto app) · 30 March 2026
    “WTI moved from the area around USD92 per barrel to briefly breach the USD102-103 range, then closed at around USD101.30.”

Reasoning

A Bloomberg wire story dated 2026-03-30 reports that WTI futures settled at $102.88 a barrel (E1). A same-day market report says WTI rose from about $92, briefly broke into the $102–103 range, and closed around $101.30 (E2, E3). The two sources give different closing figures. Even so, both show WTI trading through the $100–$102 band that day, which meets the "true" test in the criteria.

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Jim Cramer, “WTI crude oil was at $101 on 2026-03-30.” (said 30 March 2026). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_628a8b6019fd, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_628a8b6019fd

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