By October 2011, Reuters reported that protesters worldwide were accusing bankers and financiers of ruining global economies, and CBS/AP reported demonstrators in Brussels chanting that “criminal bankers caused this crisis!” while protests also targeted banks in New York and elsewhere. That supports the core claim that many people were protesting that bankers had caused the global economic crash, though “crashed the global economy” is a paraphrase of the reporting rather than the exact wording. Sources: Reuters (via Stabroek News), CBS News/AP, Washington Post. (stabroeknews.com)