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."
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May 9, 2026
Robert Morris served on a 25-person evangelical advisory board for Trump's 2016 presidential cam ...
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May 9, 2026
In May 2026, Republicans proposed spending $1 billion in taxpayer funds on the ballroom's securi ...
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May 8, 2026
Patients who have been "functionally cured" of HIV underwent incredibly risky procedures. For mo ...
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May 3, 2026
The Trump administration previously cut off funding to global HIV/AIDS programs, including in Za ...
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May 1, 2026
Trump appointed Todd Blanche, his former defense attorney, as acting attorney general in April 2026.
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April 30, 2026
A federal law meant to go into effect in 2027 will require automakers to install technology aime ...
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April 28, 2026
Trump appeared on the CBS News program to discuss the attack on the 2026 White House corresponde ...
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April 27, 2026
Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, is accused of attempting to assassinate U.S. President ...
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April 25, 2026
Snopes has fact-checked versions of this supposed proposal since 2009. As of 2026, it's still fa ...
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April 25, 2026
Rumors about Leo swirled online amid tensions between the Trump administration and the Vatican o ...
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April 24, 2026 (Updated: April 30, 2026)
Minaj's "gold card" was just a "memento," a Commerce Department official said.
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April 24, 2026
The quote came from conservative radio host Michael Savage, who railed against Indian and Chines ...
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April 22, 2026
Some social media users worried that the reported forthcoming executive order could prevent marr ...
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April 22, 2026
The journalist behind the original 1980s news story, Joe Conason, said his reporting for the art ...
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April 21, 2026
The legislation, which would require proof of citizenship to vote, has stalled.
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April 20, 2026
A judge later ruled that federal prosecutors could not seek the death penalty for Mangione due t ...
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April 18, 2026
Disney did release its slate of upcoming movies during an April 2026 convention, but none of the ...
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April 17, 2026
Factually, the proposal rejects medically accepted standards of care.
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April 16, 2026
Hegseth said the lead mission planner for an Iran war rescue operation delivered the prayer to h ...
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April 14, 2026
An anti-Trump media outlet alleged an ally of the U.S. president's administration was illegally ...
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