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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." 

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Yes, JD Vance Said His Grandmother Set His Grandfather on Fire

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 30, 2025

Vance wrote about his grandparents’ tumultuous relationship in his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.”

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Biden Didn't Pardon Murderers on Death Row. He Gave Them Life in Prison

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025

President Donald Trump claimed on his 2025 Inauguration Day that his predecessor pardoned "33 mu ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a man with yellow hair and a orange-tan complexion, looks up past the camera while he signs a piece of paper with a black marker.

Here's What We Know About Trump's Pause on Federal Spending

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2025)

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's funding freeze, which sowed widespread confusion online.

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Images of Redacted JFK Assassination Documents Are Satire

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025

The images implied that either U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, or his father, Rafae ...

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Is AI 'Speeding Up' Climate Change?

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 26, 2025

It's true that training and using AI models like ChatGPT consume large amounts of electricity, r ...

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No Evidence RFK Jr. Wants To Eliminate Medicare Coverage for Hip and Knee Surgery

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 24, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health ...

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Trump Promised Mass Arrests of Undocumented Migrants 'on Day 1.' Here's What Has Happened

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 23, 2025

Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that ...

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Trump Order Walks Back Biden-Era Effort To Lower Prescription Drug Prices. Here's Context

Written by: Jack Izzo Rae Deng

Jan. 22, 2025

There are still other Biden-era measures in place to reduce prescription drug prices, however.

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AI's Impact on the Environment, Explained

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 15, 2025

Claims about AI's environmental cost circulated following the Los Angeles wildfires in early 2025.

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U.S. President Joe Biden, a white man with white receding hair, signs a piece of paper. Behind him on the left is the trans flag as a background and on the right U.S. army camouflage clothing with a U.S. flag patch.

Biden Signed Defense Bill Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Military Kids. Here Are the Details

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 4, 2025

The legislation bans the military's health insurance provider, TRICARE, from covering gender-aff ...

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A wide shot of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration. Trump is standing at a podium in the center of the image, surrounded by a crowd of people sitting and watching him. The seal of the United States and US flags decorate the platform that he is standing on top of. The building in the backdrop is white marble.

Did Trump Really Ask for $90M for His Inauguration? It's Complicated

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 1, 2025

Inaugurations are expensive — Trump's in 2017 cost an estimated $175 million to $200 million.

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Oklahoma Gov. Said High School Students Need College, Trade School or Military Offer To Graduate?

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 31, 2024

A spokesperson for Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said his comments about graduation requirements had ...

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Real Letter Calls for Tracking and Rounding Up 'Brown Folks.' Here's What it Says

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 31, 2024

The anti-immigrant letter purportedly called on white residents to surveil and report "brown fol ...

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Sleuthing Whether 'Beer Before Liquor Makes You Sicker'

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 27, 2024

Ahem, inquiring minds want to know ...

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Monopoly Board Game's 'Anti-Capitalist' Origins

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 27, 2024

The inventor of the board game that would become Monopoly, Elizabeth Magie, called her creation ...

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Canadian Woman Was Detained for Not Taking Tuberculosis Medication — But There's More to It

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 24, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 26, 2024)

A Manitoba woman who didn't take her tuberculosis medication consistently was at the center of a ...

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A man with dark brown curly hair, thick eyebrows and a five o'clock shadow looks into the camera, sitting in front of a courtroom desk. He's wearing a dark maroon sweater with a white collar underneath and holding a piece of paper. Police stand beside him.

What We Know About Luigi Mangione's Alleged Female Fans In Court

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 23, 2024

According to ABC News, about two dozen women waited in the cold for public seats to support Luig ...

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Death Penalty for Abortions Included in Proposed South Carolina Law — But It Likely Won't Pass

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 23, 2024

A South Carolina lawmaker has brought back an unpopular bill that would treat abortion as homici ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" hat and a blue suit is in the background on the left of the photo. Elon Musk, a white man with short brown hair wearing a black leather jacket and aviator sunglasses, puts his sunglasses on in the foreground of the photo on the right.

Trump Is Right — Elon Musk Can't Be President. Here's Why

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 23, 2024

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claimed Musk can't be president amid speculation about the tec ...

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US Troops (Usually) Don't Get Paid During a Government Shutdown, But Congress Does

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 20, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 23, 2024)

However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutd ...

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