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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." 

An Asian woman in a red dress stands behind a voting booth with long rolls of "I voted" stickers behind her in a photo illustrative style.

What voting under SAVE America Act could look like for married women, other US voters

Written by: Rae Deng

March 15, 2026 (Updated: March 18, 2026)

Trump said on March 8 that he would not sign any other legislation into law until the SAVE Ameri ...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, an older white man with short white hair in a yellow tie, stands among a throng of reporters and speaks.

Lindsey Graham once said Republican Party was 'killing all the right people'

Written by: Rae Deng

March 14, 2026

As the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran, social media users expressed outrage at ...

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Three AI-generated images of NBC News war correspondent Richard Engel, a white man with brown and white hair, in a hospital bed.

NBC News' Richard Engel wasn't injured in Israel. He debunked AI rumors

Written by: Rae Deng

March 13, 2026

War correspondents risk their lives to report the truth. So, understandably, Engel thinks there ...

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A screenshot of a Facebook post claiming that Katie Johnson, a woman who accused President Donald Trump of rape at age 13, was arrested on criminal charges alongside a picture of Trump and an image of a young white girl, which has "NOT KATIE" added in a text box over her eyes.

Is 'Katie Johnson,' who accused Trump of child rape, facing criminal charges? Claim lacks evidence

Written by: Rae Deng

March 13, 2026 (Updated: March 16, 2026)

No reputable journalists have obtained and published Katie Johnson's real address or name, makin ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump stands in an airplane and talks.

SAVE America Act doesn't include anti-trans provisions. Why do Trump, White House keep claiming it does?

Written by: Rae Deng

March 13, 2026

As of this writing, the voting issues legislation does not include provisions on trans health ca ...

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A photo collage of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a white man with slicked back salt and pepper hair, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a white woman with blonde hair.

Posts claim Gavin Newsom's wife received $3.7M from her own charity. We followed the money

Written by: Rae Deng

March 12, 2026

Jennifer Siebel Newsom receives about $150,000 annually from The Representation Project, her non ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a white man with slicked back salt and pepper hair.

Democrats requested probe into complaints military commanders used Christian rhetoric to justify Iran war

Written by: Rae Deng

March 12, 2026

Social media users claimed commanders pushed "end-times Christian fascism" as a justification fo ...

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Five framed portrait-style photos of people surrounded by candles, flowers and golden yellow garlands.

Posts claim ICE killed 9 people in 2026. We broke down the cases

Written by: Rae Deng

March 10, 2026

ICE detention centers have a reported history of poor conditions, abuse and medical neglect, whi ...

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A fake, AI-generated sepia-toned image of a man with large circular scars on his forehead.

Watch out for claim photo shows James Peterson, man lobotomized for being gay in 1948

Written by: Rae Deng

March 9, 2026

Doctors lobotomized real people for being gay in the mid-20th century. We found no evidence Pete ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Mehmet Oz while Oz speaks.

Medicare durable medical equipment moratorium hits new suppliers, not patients. It could still affect your care

Written by: Rae Deng

March 7, 2026

Some social media users misinterpreted the announcement and believed the moratorium was on patie ...

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In this collage, a photo of Barron Trump, a young white man in a suit with slicked back hair holding a hand to his ear, is placed in front of a repeating pattern of question marks and the Snopes lamp logo.

25 rumors about Barron Trump, investigated

Written by: Rae Deng

March 7, 2026

The president's youngest son has attempted to stay out of the spotlight, but that hasn't stopped ...

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A screenshot from body camera footage shows a bald white man appearing to gesture at the person behind the body camera while holding a hat and standing on a U.S. Capitol building with a crowd behind him.

Andrew Paul Johnson, Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump, got life sentence for sexually abusing children

Written by: Rae Deng

March 6, 2026

According to court documents, Johnson told one of his victims he was going to receive $10 millio ...

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In this photo illustration, the mugshot of Jeffrey Epstein, an older white man, is placed on top of his autopsy report.

12 rumors about Epstein's death we've examined

Written by: Rae Deng

March 5, 2026

The FBI has repeatedly said Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, but this hasn't stopped conspiracy ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump stands in front of a podium with his arms spread and a large audience behind him.

Video allegedly shows Trump promising he wouldn't start war with Iran. Here's what he actually said

Written by: Rae Deng

March 4, 2026

Donald Trump presented himself as an anti-war candidate during his 2024 presidential election ca ...

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This photo collage shows a Black woman wearing an "I Voted" sticker with a background of voting stickers behind her.

How the SAVE America Act could impact voting process for everyone, including married women

Written by: Rae Deng

March 3, 2026 (Updated: March 18, 2026)

The Republican-backed legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote would need to gain Demo ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump stands in front of a podium at the United Nations.

Did UN Security Council label Trump a 'war criminal' after Iran strikes? Here's the truth

Written by: Rae Deng

March 2, 2026

The United States has veto power in the U.N. Security Council, meaning it would need U.S. suppor ...

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A baby monkey sits in front of a stuffed orangutan toy.

Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts

Written by: Rae Deng

March 2, 2026

Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents reject ...

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25 rumors about Ghislaine Maxwell we've inspected

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 28, 2026

The U.S. Department of Justice's releases of Epstein-related files in early 2026 amplified scrut ...

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Two officers in suits hold the arms of Aliya Rahman, a Bangladeshi American woman wearing a black mask, amid a large audience in a congressional gallery.

Was Aliya Rahman arrested while attending Trump's 2026 State of the Union speech?

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 27, 2026

Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen, made headlines in January 2026 after U.S. immigration officers ...

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U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu holds her gold medal.

Olympian Alysa Liu did not say she no longer believes in pronouns, pro-LGBTQ+ stance

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 24, 2026

Liu has a close, public friendship with fellow Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn, an openly quee ...

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