CZ responded to the WSJ report, calling it "deliberate fabrication and non-journalistic behavior"

Odaily Planet News: Binance founder CZ responded on X platform to the Wall Street Journal's recent report about his involvement in the World Liberty Financial project, stating that it was not a real interview but a "malicious fabrication disguised as questioning" and questioning whether WSJ has become a "mouthpiece for negative narratives". CZ cited the "Cunningham's Law" and pointed out that WSJ attempted to induce clarification by constructing false narratives, which goes against journalistic professional ethics. He emphasized that the inquiries submitted by WSJ before the report were filled with "errors and negative assumptions", such as accusing him of "bridging" for the WLF team and arranging a meeting with Pakistani official Saqib, while the fact is that his first meeting with Saqib was in Pakistan and he has never been involved in any international itinerary of WLF. He directly stated, "When the report starts from a negative perspective, so-called 'corrections' are meaningless because the entire story itself is fabricated." He also believed that the incident reflects "some forces in the United States attempting to suppress the development of the crypto industry, targeting global crypto leaders and governments supporting crypto".