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
March 20, 2025 (Updated: May 22, 2025)
The federal agency handles financial aid for college students, civil rights enforcement and fede ...
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March 19, 2025 (Updated: April 3, 2025)
Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore had to stay at the International Space Station ...
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March 19, 2025
Yes, Musk once called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme." No, that "defund the poor" post supposed ...
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March 18, 2025
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, few people attempting to bring eggs into the Un ...
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March 17, 2025 (Updated: March 21, 2025)
A 2005 decision from the Justice Department determined the president can legally sign legislatio ...
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March 14, 2025 (Updated: March 17, 2025)
The child's family was reportedly on its way to an emergency medical checkup in Houston when bor ...
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March 14, 2025
An audio clip purported to show Trump saying that when the clocks move forward, "Granny's dead, ...
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March 14, 2025
Elon Musk said he wants to cut "waste and fraud" from the federal benefits program — but his eff ...
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March 13, 2025 (Updated: March 17, 2025)
U.S. presidents have used autopens since Thomas Jefferson; the first to use an autopen to sign a ...
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March 13, 2025
"We gave you $350 billion for military equipment," Trump said to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr ...
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March 12, 2025
McNabb claims a transgender athlete injured her during a volleyball match in 2022. It is not pos ...
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March 8, 2025
Rumors about the federal monthly payment program often spread online.
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March 6, 2025
In early March 2025, social media users noticed gray boxes started appearing when leaving a Face ...
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March 6, 2025
Russian propaganda has claimed Finnish gangsters, French rioters, Nigerian fighters and Mexican ...
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March 6, 2025
"Government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109," U.S ...
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March 4, 2025
The tech billionaire compared the federal income program to a form of investment fraud on "The J ...
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March 4, 2025
Department of Veterans Affairs employees' procurement credit cards are used to buy medical suppl ...
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March 2, 2025
The claim appeared to originate from misinterpretations of a 2013 New York Times article.
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 28, 2025
NPR obtained a State Department document — verified by Snopes — that contradicts the Trump admin ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 26, 2025
The language change seeks to ensure Wisconsin law includes married same-sex couples as possible ...
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