The assessment is 'likely_true' based on consistent, direct evidence from multiple sources. Several sources, although of lower to medium authority, explicitly report that Jim Cramer made the statement. One source quotes him saying investors should brace for a “negative market open,” while two others directly quote the phrase “get ready for a bad market open.” One of these sources specifically attributes the statement to a post Jim Cramer made on X (formerly Twitter).While the high-authority primary sources from CNBC do not contain the statement in the provided snippets, this is not contradictory evidence. It is an absence of evidence from those specific links. The claim that the statement was made on social media provides a plausible explanation for why it wouldn't be found in the provided links to his CNBC shows or articles. The consistency of the reporting across multiple, independent secondary sources significantly strengthens the likelihood that the statement is true, despite the lack of a direct primary source link in the provided materials.