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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." 

9 rumors about Iran and Trump, examined

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 24, 2026

Trump is reportedly considering a limited military strike on Iran to pressure the country into c ...

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An ICE officer wearing a badge and vest holds a piece of paper.

Breaking down report British grandmother on tourist visa was detained by ICE

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 23, 2026

According to The Guardian, 65-year-old Karen Newton spent six weeks in a Tacoma ICE detention fa ...

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Snopestionary: 8 tips to vet fundraisers and protect your donations

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 21, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 23, 2026)

Here is how to make sure your money is going to a legitimate cause.

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Savannah Guthrie, a white woman with short hair, wears a black dress and blazer. She is smiling and posed next to her husband, Michael Feldman, a white man wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt and blue striped tie.

Unraveling false rumor Savannah Guthrie's husband's company is in Epstein files

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 20, 2026

Posts tried to link the disappearance and possible abduction of Nancy Guthrie to Michael Feldman ...

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Sen. Jon Husted received donations from Epstein associate Les Wexner. We followed the money

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 20, 2026

Husted voted against releasing the Epstein files in September 2025 but reversed course in November.

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Did White House post 'Daddy's Home' Valentine's Day message?

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 16, 2026

Roses are red, violets are blue, and we have rated this claim as true.

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Don't fall for alleged image of Epstein dining with Chuck Schumer

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 16, 2026

The image was created using Google AI tools.

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Does this image show 14-year-old Pam Bondi with Trump? Not so fast

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 13, 2026

Social media users circulated the image alongside a claim that Bondi grew up as an "Epstein part ...

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Contextualizing claims school photo company Lifetouch is in Epstein files

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 12, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 13, 2026)

Nothing in the Epstein files directly links Lifetouch to the late sex offender's criminal activity.

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Alleged image of Epstein dining with Chuck Schumer isn't what it seems

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 11, 2026

Internet users often create AI-generated images of Epstein with prominent people in an attempt t ...

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Watch out for claim that Bondi ordered people to stop sending 'coupons for Depends' to White House

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 11, 2026

The satirical Fox News chyron circulated amid online speculation about Trump's supposed incontin ...

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Did Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy urinate expletive toward ICE on snow?

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 10, 2026

Kenworthy urged his Instagram followers to tell their senators to "rein in ICE and Border Patrol."

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17 rumors about Ilhan Omar, examined

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 7, 2026

As the first Somali American and refugee to become a member of Congress, Omar has often been the ...

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Gun stores received hoax DHS letter declaring suspension of 2nd Amendment

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 6, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 9, 2026)

The supposed letter justified the suspension of Second Amendment rights as a way to "safeguard" ...

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Is JK Rowling in the Epstein files? What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 6, 2026

Social media sleuths are attempting to create a connection between the author and Epstein that's ...

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Beware of claim ICE arrested civil rights attorney Sandra May Watkins

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 5, 2026

We found multiple signs that the story was AI-generated, including inconsistent names for the ar ...

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Contextualizing claim Indiana HB 1119 would have allowed death row gas chambers, firing squad if passed

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 4, 2026

A bill introduced in early 2026 would've authorized executions by suffocation via nitrogen gas.

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Fake image of Jeffrey Epstein and Nigel Farage.

Don't fall for this image of Epstein with Nigel Farage

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 3, 2026

The image circulated following the U.S. Department of Justice's release of over 3 million files ...

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How we know alleged anti-ICE protest didn't take place at The Portland Montessori School

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 3, 2026

The footage actually shows a different Montessori school in Portland. It's unknown what the stud ...

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A masked ICE officer outside of a house in the snow.

Millions more immigrants without legal status live in Texas or Florida than in Minnesota, data shows

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 1, 2026

While it's difficult to provide an accurate population count, Census data offers a credible esti ...

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