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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." 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a white man with salt and pepper hair wearing a blue and red tie and American flag belt buckle, stands in front of a sign that says, "DEPARTMENT OF WAR."

Breaking down claim renaming Defense Department would cost more than housing every homeless veteran

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 20, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs' budget for homelessness programs was $3.2 billion in fiscal ...

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Did ICE employee say 'I'm ICE, boys,' when arrested in underage sex sting?

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 ...

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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a white man wearing a suit with short hair and glasses, stands behind the podium.

Did Mike Johnson donate his entire salary to charity? Here's what we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 19, 2025

The House speaker has never reported a bank account on his financial disclosures, making it diff ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed bill and smiles sitting behind a desk in the Oval Office. People surrounding him clap.

Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 14, 2025

The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the s ...

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A photo of a dog with blue fur standing in bushes.

Dogs in Chernobyl mysteriously turned blue?

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 14, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 8, 2025)

Blue's Clues: now in Chernobyl!

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A well-groomed white man with a mustache and beard wearing a dark suit sitting on a large chair inside a private jet, holding a phone up to his ear.

Posts online claim 12% of US air traffic is private jets. We broke down the data

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 14, 2025

The statistic spread online amid calls for the FAA to cancel private flights before reducing pub ...

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Former President Joe Biden holds up a hand while speaking.

SNAP benefits, enrollment didn't increase 40% under Biden. Here's what USDA data says

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 12, 2025

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed SNAP 'increased almost 40%,' but did not say whether she m ...

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Blurry photo of a large wooden desk surrounded by ropes.

No, Trump did not move the Resolute Desk from Oval Office to Mar-a-Lago

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 11, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 18, 2025)

Evidence overwhelmingly indicated that the historic, 1,300-pound desk remained in place.

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On the left: Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, a woman with long, wavy, brunette hair wearing a colorful blouse with flower embroidery. On the right: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a man with short salt-and-pepper hair and glasses in a dark suit.

Federal judge hasn't ordered Mike Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 7, 2025

The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson in October 2025 over his refusal ...

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Two side-by-side images, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the left and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on the right.

Mamdani said he'd order Netanyahu's arrest if he came to NYC. Here's why that's unlikely to work

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 7, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an International Criminal Court warrant out for hi ...

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In this photo collage, former President Joe Biden shakes a fist while speaking in the foreground. The background is a picture of a street with signs advertising that stores accept SNAP and EBT.

Did SNAP benefits increase almost 40% under Biden administration? What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 7, 2025

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed SNAP 'increased almost 40%.' That's wrong, no matter how y ...

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Sign that says SNAP and "We Now Accept EBT"

11 rumors about SNAP we've investigated

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 5, 2025

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, colloquially known as "food stamps," is the count ...

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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a white man with combed back short white hair, stands in front of U.S. and Israel flags.

Lindsey Graham said, 'We're killing all the right people' referring to Republican Party

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 5, 2025

Social media users expressed outrage over Graham's remarks at a Republican Jewish Coalition summ ...

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In this photo collage, U.S. President Donald Trump's headshot is superimposed on top of a picture of a flooded neighborhood.

Trump's FEMA disaster aid approvals fell largely along party lines in October 2025

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 ...

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A person walks by a grocery store with a sign that says "WE ACCEPT (FOOD STAMPS)"

USDA prohibits SNAP discounts during shutdown unless retailers have waivers

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 3, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 4, 2025)

The SNAP Equal Treatment Rule prevents retailers from treating food stamp customers differently, ...

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A vintage photo from the 1980s shows President Ronald Reagan, a white man with coiffed hair in a brown suit, signing a stack of papers while surrounded by other white men in suits.

Reagan signed law requiring emergency health care for undocumented immigrants. Here's what it says

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 1, 2025

The historical fact spread online in October 2025 as Republicans claimed Democrats shut down the ...

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a white man with glasses in a suit. He is standing in front of a podium with an American flag in the background.

9 rumors we've examined about Mike Johnson

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 1, 2025

Yes, Johnson called nude cyclists in Portland the "most threatening thing" he's seen. No, there' ...

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Border Patrol agents arrest a man on the ground in front of people and a neighborhood decked out in Halloween decorations.

Border Patrol used tear gas in Chicago neighborhood ahead of Halloween parade. Here's what we know

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 ...

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A collage of three images: Rachel Maddow, a white woman with short dark hair on the left and two smaller images on the right: one of Mike Johnson, a white man in a suit, and another of Johnson with his wife, a blonde woman.

Rumor has it Mike Johnson's wife's hidden LLC was exposed by Rachel Maddow. Here's the truth

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 28, 2025

This exact story, with Maddow swapped out for Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, ha ...

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An image of the White House on a clear day.

18 rumors about the White House, investigated

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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