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
Nov. 20, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs' budget for homelessness programs was $3.2 billion in fiscal ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 19, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 28, 2025)
Police in Bloomington, Minnesota, arrested 16 people in the case, including a civilian ICE emplo ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 19, 2025
The House speaker has never reported a bank account on his financial disclosures, making it diff ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 14, 2025
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the s ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 14, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 8, 2025)
Blue's Clues: now in Chernobyl!
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 14, 2025
The statistic spread online amid calls for the FAA to cancel private flights before reducing pub ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 12, 2025
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed SNAP 'increased almost 40%,' but did not say whether she m ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 11, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 18, 2025)
Evidence overwhelmingly indicated that the historic, 1,300-pound desk remained in place.
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 7, 2025
The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson in October 2025 over his refusal ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 7, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an International Criminal Court warrant out for hi ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 7, 2025
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed SNAP 'increased almost 40%.' That's wrong, no matter how y ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 5, 2025
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, colloquially known as "food stamps," is the count ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 5, 2025
Social media users expressed outrage over Graham's remarks at a Republican Jewish Coalition summ ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 4, 2025
In one Truth Social post announcing aid for Alaska, he noted he "won BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024 ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 3, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 4, 2025)
The SNAP Equal Treatment Rule prevents retailers from treating food stamp customers differently, ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 1, 2025
The historical fact spread online in October 2025 as Republicans claimed Democrats shut down the ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Nov. 1, 2025
Yes, Johnson called nude cyclists in Portland the "most threatening thing" he's seen. No, there' ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 31, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 3, 2025)
Following the incident, DHS head Kristi Noem denied a request from Democratic Illinois Gov. JB P ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 28, 2025
This exact story, with Maddow swapped out for Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, ha ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 27, 2025
The U.S. president's official residence has been the subject of many rumors over the years.
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