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
Sept. 3, 2025
The alleged quote circulated online after O'Neill was named to serve as acting director of the C ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Sept. 2, 2025
Carrey supposedly said: "Palestine is not just a story of conflict. It is a living tragedy that ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 30, 2025
Rumors about the border wall often relate to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made it a cent ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 29, 2025
Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis was one of three top officials at the CDC who resigned after the White ...
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Aug. 28, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 2, 2025)
On Aug. 27, 2025, Border Patrol arrested two members of a contract crew for being in the country ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 27, 2025
Ruffalo and Eilish have both expressed support for a ceasefire amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 27, 2025
The chart's subhead claimed it showed the "Share of people in each country who say homosexuality ...
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Aug. 26, 2025
Reps. Ro Khanna, a Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Republican, organized the news conference to c ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 26, 2025
The rumor appeared to originate with Leavitt's claims about judicial overreach during a May 2025 ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 25, 2025
Here's what Mamdani has said in his public safety proposals.
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 23, 2025
Yes, someone once nominated Adolf Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize. No, Pope Leo XIV did not nom ...
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Aug. 22, 2025
The idea that vaccines can "overwhelm" a child's immune system betrays a fundamental misconcepti ...
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Aug. 22, 2025
The apology came after an X user claimed the app "let #trans ideology infect a language lesson," ...
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Aug. 20, 2025
While social media users claimed Trump "ended a war," it would be more accurate to say he helped ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 20, 2025
The giraffe's name, Kipekee, means "unique" in Swahili.
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 18, 2025
Hunter, a cornerback and wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, married wife Leanna Lenee i ...
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Aug. 16, 2025
Yes, Putin once took a dog to meet Angela Merkel, who is famously afraid of dogs. No, he did not ...
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Aug. 15, 2025
According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be p ...
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Aug. 15, 2025
ICE released plans in August 2025 to buy a license for iris-scanning, biometric technology that ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Aug. 14, 2025
"You butter believe it," said the tagline from Gates' blog post about the concoction.
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