Rae Deng
Rae Deng joined Snopes in late 2024 after covering state legislatures across the country, most recently at the Washington State Standard, where they reported on topics like K-12 education, public health, immigration and criminal justice. They have also covered statehouse policy and politics in Minnesota and Ohio. Their freelance reporting, primarily focused on race, equity, disability and identity, has appeared in HuffPost, STAT News and other publications. Rae lives in Tacoma, Washington, with their partner and a very stinky cat. In their free time, they enjoy throwing pots at a local ceramics studio, reading cozy fantasy books and playing open-world video games. Rae previously published under the byline "Grace Deng."
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 13, 2026
"Iran continues to spread lies and false information," a Central Command spokesperson said.
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 12, 2026
Author and historian Jeanne Theoharis said Montgomery segregationists at the time of the boycott ...
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Aug. 12, 2026 (Updated: Aug. 13, 2026)
"To the extent that it matters, I'm not gay," the late U.S. senator once told TMZ.
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Aug. 11, 2026
Amid a patchwork of abortion laws across the United States and globally, rumors often spread abo ...
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Aug. 10, 2026
The Army is running an initiative "designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military in ...
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Aug. 8, 2026
This is just monkey business.
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Aug. 7, 2026
"Your friendly neighborhood ICE agents," the caption of the White House's Instagram post read.
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 7, 2026
The House Ethics Committee said it would investigate domestic abuse allegations against Miller a ...
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Aug. 5, 2026
The president has promoted the horses' restoration on Truth Social. Progressive politicians say ...
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Aug. 5, 2026
Ethics experts said Fauci followed the rules, despite allegations claiming otherwise from Republ ...
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Aug. 3, 2026
The federal health insurance program covers millions of Americans over the age of 65 and younger ...
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Aug. 3, 2026 (Updated: Aug. 4, 2026)
Don't monkey around with fake AI images.
Written by: Rae Deng
July 31, 2026
Social media posts falsely claimed the actor said she has multiple myeloma that returned after " ...
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July 22, 2026
The rumor spread after the FDA tied an outbreak of a foodborne illness that spreads through feca ...
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July 22, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed Canada for "poisoning" the United States' air.
Written by: Rae Deng
July 18, 2026
The satirical post claimed the president called Paul McCartney an "ANTI-TRUMP JOKE."
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July 16, 2026 (Updated: July 20, 2026)
The Washington Post reported July 16 that investigators were looking at the company as a potenti ...
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July 15, 2026
The agency has used the controversial surveillance devices for more than a decade, according to ...
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July 15, 2026
Posts spreading the claim may have confused multiple different bills.
Written by: Rae Deng
July 9, 2026
The multi-day funeral procession for Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a U ...
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