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Cramer's lightning round: 'I'm going to say no' to United Microelectronics

Cnbc · · 186 words · By Alexa LoMonaco
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What to know about Cramer's lightning round: 'I'm going to say no' to United Microelectronics

But then again, a lot of people feel that the move is about to end at any given moment, and that's what's wrong with Avnet." Archer Aviation: "Let's pass on it.

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What happened

But then again, a lot of people feel that the move is about to end at any given moment, and that's what's wrong with Avnet." Archer Aviation: "Let's pass on it.

Why it matters

If we want to do a spec, there's better specs out there." United Microelectronics: "This is a tough one.

Common ground

You know, it's not expensive, but it's up 135% [this year].

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Call Cramer: 1-800-743-CNBC”
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The phone number 1-800-743-CNBC is explicitly listed as the contact for Jim Cramer across multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference from CNBC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mad Money is an American finance television program hosted by Jim Cramer that began airing on CNBC on March 14, 2005. Its main focus is investment and speculation, particularly in public company stock…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 12, 2009, television personality Jim Cramer appeared as a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The host of CNBC's Mad Money, Cramer appeared in response to host Jon Stewart's highly publ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stewart–Jim_Cramer_conflic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, author, entertainer and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of Mad Money on CNBC and an anchor on Squawk on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cramer
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Claim 2: “a $2 stock”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of IMDb biographies for Megan Fox and movie descriptions, which have no relevance to Altimmune stock prices.
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web search NEUTRAL — Megan Denise Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (née Cisson), a real estate manager and Franklin Thomas Fox, a parole officer. She began …
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1083271/
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web search NEUTRAL — Megan Fox. Actress: Transformers. Megan Denise Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (née Cisson), a real estate manager and Franklin Thomas…
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1083271/bio/
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web search NEUTRAL — Midnight in the Switchgrass: Directed by Randall Emmett. With Emile Hirsch, Megan Fox, Bruce Willis, Lukas Haas. An FBI agent and Florida State officer team up to investigate a string of unsolved murd…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11656220/
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Claim 3: “it's not expensive, but it's up 135% [this year]”
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The claim states the stock is up 135%, but the provided web search evidence specifically states that UMC stock has increased by 154.1%. While the direction of growth is confirmed, the specific percentage is contradicted by the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, originally the Microelectronics and Computer Consortium and widely seen by the acronym MCC, was the first, and at one time one of the largest, com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microelectronics_and_Computer_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan Semiconductor Company Limited (TSC or Taiwan Semi; Chinese: 台灣半導體股份有限公司; pinyin: Táiwān Bàn Dǎo Tǐ Gǔ-fèn Yǒu-xiàn Gōng Sī) is a Taiwanese semiconductor and electronic components manufacturer f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Semiconductor_Company_L…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC; Chinese: 聯華電子; pinyin: Liánhuá Diànzǐ) is a Taiwanese company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was founded as Taiwan's first semiconductor company in 1980 as a sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Microelectronics_Corpor…
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Claim 4: “Sign up now for the CNBC Investing Club to follow Jim Cramer's every move in the market.”
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Multiple cross-references from CNBC confirm the existence of the CNBC Investing Club and its purpose to follow Jim Cramer's market moves. Wikipedia confirms Jim Cramer's role at CNBC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) is an American business news channel owned by Versant. The network broadcasts live business news and analysis programming during the morning, daytime busi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, author, entertainer and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of Mad Money on CNBC and an anchor on Squawk on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cramer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Beeland Rogers Jr. (born October 19, 1942) is an American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. He is the chairman of Beeland Interests, Inc. He was the co-founder of the Quantu…
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