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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." 

Around 40% of farmworkers are undocumented, according to USDA data. Here's what that means

Written by: Rae Deng

July 14, 2025

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 42% of U.S. farmworkers from 2020 to 2022 did n ...

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A purported Vanity Fair headline that said: Drag Race star Nicole Paige Brooks officially cast as Britney Spears in the upcoming biopic, "The Woman In Me" with a side-by-side of Brooks and Spears.

'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Nicole Paige Brooks cast to play Britney Spears in upcoming biopic?

Written by: Rae Deng

July 14, 2025

Oops, online pranksters did it again: Nicole Paige Brooks from Atlanta, Georgia, is not starring ...

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On the left: U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with blonde hair and a dark tan. On the right: Russian President Vladmir Putin, a pale white man with grey hair.

Investigating claims Trump admin's ICE funding surpasses Russia's military budget

Written by: Rae Deng

July 10, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme ...

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A white woman with wavy long brunette hair standing in front of a podium.

Unpacking reports Noem's cost controls delayed FEMA's Texas flood response

Written by: Rae Deng

July 10, 2025

Noem reportedly issued a directive requiring all contracts and grants over $100,000 to receive h ...

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A blue, white and red striped flag with a single star — the Texas flag — in front of a partially destroyed house.

Texas city required disaster relief aid applicants to sign pro-Israel pledge in 2017, not 2025

Written by: Rae Deng

July 9, 2025

The city of Dickinson required Hurricane Harvey aid relief applicants to pledge not to boycott I ...

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Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, sitting at a table in front of a skinny microphone. He is a white man with salt and pepper hair and a beard wearing a suit.

What we know about reports Ted Cruz toured Parthenon in Greece the day after deadly Texas floods

Written by: Rae Deng

July 8, 2025

Cruz's office said he "promptly booked" a flight home after the flooding hit.

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On the left: U.S. Marine troops walk in a single-file line, away from the camera. On the right: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stand in a line, with their back toward the camera.

Unpacking claims Trump admin budgeted more money for ICE than US Marine Corps

Written by: Rae Deng

July 8, 2025

Overall spending on immigration enforcement could, however, reach well over $160 billion under T ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man in a dark suit, stands in front of a podium.

9 rumors we've investigated about Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Written by: Rae Deng

July 3, 2025

Rumors swirled about U.S. President Donald Trump's megabill as it made its way through the U.S. ...

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A collage of the back of a uniformed ICE officer up against a backdrop of $100 US bills

Here's how much the ICE budget would increase under Trump's megabill

Written by: Rae Deng

July 2, 2025 (Updated: July 8, 2025)

While social media users claimed ICE's budget would increase to $48.5 billion, the actual overal ...

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A pink and blue striped trans flag in the blurry foreground of an image of the U.S. Capitol, a white dome.

How Trump admin's policies may affect gender-affirming care for patients on private insurance

Written by: Rae Deng

July 1, 2025

A federal health agency already passed a rule that could make care more expensive for trans peop ...

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Four Palestinian men carrying flour on their shoulders.

What we know about reports of oxycodone in flour bags distributed by U.S.-Israeli aid centers in Gaza

Written by: Rae Deng

June 30, 2025 (Updated: July 3, 2025)

A Telegram channel that appeared to represent Gaza's government accused Israel of "this heinous ...

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A collage of a mugshot of a teenager with a five-o-clock shadow wearing glasses, a street intersection and a desk with a laptop on it. The collage says "Teen Hacker Fined After Making Local Traffic Lights Sync Properly" in the center.

Pump the brakes on claim Ohio teen who hacked Dayton traffic light was fined, put on house arrest

Written by: Rae Deng

June 27, 2025

Social media users spread an image of supposed hacker "Kameron Price" that showed hallmarks of a ...

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A white flag with Arabic Shahada lettering on a backdrop of green U.S. dollars.

U.S. House passed bill supporters say would 'defund the Taliban.' Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

June 27, 2025

Aid groups contracted with the United States have paid at least $10.9 million in fees and taxes ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, in a suit stands in front of a blue and white Israeli flag.

8 rumors we've investigated about Benjamin Netanyahu

Written by: Rae Deng

June 26, 2025

Netanyahu often made news in mid-2025 amid his country's military conflicts with Hamas and Iran.

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Two women wearing what appears to be bright, Western-style clothing sitting crosslegged on a concrete structure.

Checking claims about Iran's female literacy, STEM graduate rates

Written by: Rae Deng

June 25, 2025

However, Iran's female literacy rate is comparative to the global average, and its percentage of ...

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A South Asian man and a white man in camouflage military uniforms hold their palms up and appear to be swearing an oath.

Why US army swore in tech executives as lieutenant colonels

Written by: Rae Deng

June 25, 2025

The Silicon Valley executives come from companies like Meta and OpenAI.

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One person hands another person a set of keys with a house charm on them.

Unpacking claim new federal law prevents children from inheriting parents' houses

Written by: Rae Deng

June 24, 2025

However, for wealthy heirs of property inherited from a deceased person, taxes might increase fr ...

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A pair of what appear to be handcuffs hang down.

Claim that only 1.6% of Americans in 1860 owned slaves erases critical historical context

Written by: Rae Deng

June 21, 2025

This claim uses a misleading statistic to minimize the impact and prevalence of slavery in America.

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A photo collage with U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with a tan in a suit, looking at a sign that says "DANGER: ASBESTOS" in a demolition site.

Trump's EPA plans to 'reconsider' Biden-era asbestos ban. Here's what that means

Written by: Rae Deng

June 20, 2025 (Updated: June 23, 2025)

Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos p ...

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The back of a man's head in the foreground with a group of military personnel who are raising their palms and appear to be swearing an oath in the background.

Biden approved modest festival, not large-scale military parade, for U.S. Army's 250th birthday

Written by: Rae Deng

June 18, 2025

Social media users claimed former President Joe Biden, not President Donald Trump, approved the ...

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