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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." 

On the left, a middle-aged white man with short hair wearing glasses and a suit holds up one hand and keeps another on a book being held up by someone to the left of the camera. An older white man with short greying hair, also in a suit, speaks to the man on the left.

Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill once said: 'There are plenty of healthy, spare kidneys walking around unused'?

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 ...

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A middle-aged white man with short brown hair and an open-mouthed smile.

Is this a real speech from Jim Carrey about 'world's deafening silence' on Gaza?

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 2, 2025

Carrey supposedly said: "Palestine is not just a story of conflict. It is a living tragedy that ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man in a red tie and dark suit, walks along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, which looks like large metal slat fencing.

20 rumors we've investigated about US-Mexico border wall

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 ...

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A bald white man with a short cropped salt and pepper beard, black rectangular glasses and a pink tie speaks at the White House podium.

CDC vaccine chief Demetre Daskalakis resigned. Read his letter denouncing RFK Jr.'s leadership

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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A helicopter with a bucket hanging from below flies over a smoky forest.

2 Washington firefighters were arrested by border agents during wildfire. Here's what we know

Written by: Rae Deng

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 ...

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On the left: A picture of a military projectile with the words, "Billie Eilish You can Go To Gaza From Haim Gozali" and a Star of David handwritten on it in black ink. On the right: another military projectile with the same wording, this time targeting Mark Ruffalo.

What we know about rumored images of Billie Eilish, Mark Ruffalo's names written on Israeli bombs

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 27, 2025

Ruffalo and Eilish have both expressed support for a ceasefire amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.

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In this photo collage, a chart that purportedly depicts homophobic views declining around the world is in the foreground, while a person carrying a large rainbow pride flag is in the faded background.

Does this chart show decline of homophobic views worldwide?

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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A group of people wearing masks hold signs that say "BELIEVE SURVIVORS," "MAX time for MAX well" and "DOJ: Don't forget! Epstein's clients are sex traffickers too"

Yes, Epstein survivors plan to hold a news conference on Sept. 3. Here's what we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 26, 2025

Reps. Ro Khanna, a Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Republican, organized the news conference to c ...

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A white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a cross necklace and a white dress does an "OK" sign with her hands while she talks in front of a White House podium.

Did Karoline Leavitt say 'America cannot function' if Trump has to 'deal with co-equal branches of government?'

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 26, 2025

The rumor appeared to originate with Leavitt's claims about judicial overreach during a May 2025 ...

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An Indian man wearing a dark blue suit stands looking to the left. People can be seen behind him.

Examining claim Zohran Mamdani wants to 'end all misdemeanor charges' in NYC

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 25, 2025

Here's what Mamdani has said in his public safety proposals.

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In this photo collage, three headshots are edited side-by-side: Taylor Swift, a white woman with blond hair in a red dress, Donald Trump, a tan white man with short blond hair, and Elon Musk, a white man wearing a black cap that says "DOGE"

8 rumors we've fact-checked about Nobel Peace Prize nominations

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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An adult places a bandaid on a child's arm.

CDC faces lawsuit over '72-dose' children's vaccine schedule. Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 22, 2025

The idea that vaccines can "overwhelm" a child's immune system betrays a fundamental misconcepti ...

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On the left: A phone displays the Duolingo app, a green app with a bird icon. On the right: JK Rowling, a middle-aged white woman with dirty blond hair and blue eyes.

Duolingo apologized for calling J.K. Rowling 'mean' in a German lesson

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 22, 2025

The apology came after an X user claimed the app "let #trans ideology infect a language lesson," ...

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A group of Asian men with shaved heads wearing orange robes stand in a group. One is holding a sign with a picture of a white man smiling saying "Thank you! Mr. President."

Monks thanked Trump for role in peace talks between Cambodia and Thailand. Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 20, 2025

While social media users claimed Trump "ended a war," it would be more accurate to say he helped ...

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In the foreground: A picture of a giraffe with no spots and a large watermark over it that says "Brights Zoo." In the background: A blurred image of giraffes (with spots)

Rare spotless giraffe lives in Tennessee zoo. Reports suggest it's not the only one

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 20, 2025

The giraffe's name, Kipekee, means "unique" in Swahili.

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On the left: A muscular Black man with chin-length thin dreads wearing a white muscle tee with the NFL and Nike logos on it. On the right: A tan woman with long black curly hair accessorized with white bows in a crowd. She is wearing a strapless corset top made out of what looks like football material with the letters "TH" on the top.

NFL star Travis Hunter's wife filed for divorce and is seeking $40M settlement?

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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20 rumors about Vladimir Putin Snopes has investigated

Written by: Rae Deng

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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Russian President Vladimir Putin, a balding white man, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with short white-blonde hair.

Unpacking rumor Trump plans to offer Alaska's natural resources to Putin

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 15, 2025

According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be p ...

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A long-haired brunette woman wearing a blue baseball cap with a police badge "ICE" logo on it and a bulletproof vest that says "POLICE ICE"

ICE plans to purchase eye-scanning tech to ID unauthorized immigrants

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 15, 2025

ICE released plans in August 2025 to buy a license for iris-scanning, biometric technology that ...

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In this photo collage, Bill Gates, an older white man with glasses, smiles next to a pile of butter sticks.

Bill Gates-backed company created lab-made butter

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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