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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Sept. 22, 2025
A medical examiner ruled Demartravion "Trey" Reed's death a suicide, but his family has raised c ...
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Sept. 21, 2025
For years, social media users have circulated an alleged news story with the headline, "Trump Ev ...
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Sept. 19, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 22, 2025)
The rumor originated from New York Times reporting about the Trump administration destroying $10 ...
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Sept. 19, 2025
May the Force (of media literacy) be with you.
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Sept. 18, 2025
Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson organized the rally months before Kirk died.
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Sept. 17, 2025
The roommate — whom the suspect called "my love" – reportedly had no prior knowledge of the shoo ...
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Sept. 16, 2025
The Army swore in executives with ties to Meta, Palantir and OpenAI "to help guide rapid and sca ...
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Sept. 15, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2025)
"I remember the specifics of this vile incident all too well," said Joe Conason, the reporter be ...
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Sept. 13, 2025
The global intergovernmental body has been the subject of many online claims.
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Sept. 12, 2025
Tyler Robinson, 22, registered to vote in 2021, but at the time of his arrest, he was listed in ...
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Sept. 12, 2025
"Tyler Robinson" is a more common name than social media users would lead you to believe.
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Sept. 12, 2025
According to posts circulating online, this mountain lion decided it didn't want to be a lone wo ...
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Sept. 11, 2025
Snopes has been fact-checking conspiracy theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks since they happen ...
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Sept. 10, 2025
When the Wall Street Journal reported on the sexually suggestive note earlier this year, Vance w ...
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Sept. 10, 2025
The conservative activist was fatally shot Sept. 10, 2025, during an event at a Utah college.
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Sept. 10, 2025
While the office has received about $1 million a year from the Legislature, the money went towar ...
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Sept. 4, 2025
The rumor circulated in part to mock the country singer's perceived support of U.S. President Do ...
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Sept. 3, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 4, 2025)
Much of Omar's overall "net worth" came from businesses run in part by her husband.
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Sept. 3, 2025
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky filed a petition that would force a vote on compelling the Ju ...
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Sept. 3, 2025
Lawmakers organized the news conference in a bipartisan call for the release of additional Epste ...
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