Oh yeah, this guy is committing a serious federal offense and could very easily be put in prison if the authorities decided to prosecute him. Whether that would actually happen depends on how connected he is to powerful people, of course, but there is zero ambiguity about the legality here.
I'm pretty sure this is still illegal, he's attempting to put the money into circulation by giving people the false impression that it is real legal tender.
Like hypothetically if you're so charismatic that you manage to convince a bank teller that a piece of printer paper you wrote "Gay Sex" on with a crayon is actual legal tender I still think that counts as counterfeiting, because you're still putting false currency into circulation.
If the American legal system is remotely sane (which is a big if) then the important question is the intent. If you use the prop money as a prop it is not a crime but if you pass it on, deceiving people to think it is real money then you've crossed the line.
The thing about the American legal system is that it runs on Whose Line Is It Anyway? rules: everything's made up and the laws don't matter. What happened doesn't matter as long as the audience likes you. And the audience is rich people.
There was a thread asking about atomization of society and one symptom is shit like this, this comical evil can really only occur in an atomized society with such distance from others as human beings.
Hey, Uncle Ho and the gang started with targeted hits... While taking out individuals is just cutting the head off a hydra, it's one less ghoul. Not sure if it creates an advantage or not and it is different circumstances than Vietnam. I sure wouldn't shed a tear about it. Problem is, if people started getting bumped off, there would have to be some strategies about who. So, that opens up the likelihood of Fed infiltration. It would have to be extremely offline, that's for sure.
Fairly certain intent is important for counterfeit currency and the secret service would arrest this guy pretty quickly if this were actually true,
If you aren’t actually aware it is counterfeit you probably get interviewed and let go but they would find this guy in like 12 seconds especially if he is taking photos and bragging about it