Consider the source

This morning I whipped together some audio for a short video clip to augment this Onion article. In it, Congress (having already figuratively taken the country hostage) decides to go all the way.

Video From Inside Congressional Hostage Situation

Several hours later, this post appeared on Politico.com:

“U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a series of Twitter postings from The Onion, the well-known fake news site, which posted several bogus tweets about a shooting inside the Capitol and lawmakers taking children hostages…

‘It has come to our attention that recent Twitter feeds are reporting false information concerning current conditions at the U.S. Capitol. Conditions at the U.S. Capitol are currently normal,’ said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for the Capitol Police.

‘There is no credibility to these stories or the Twitter feeds. The U.S. Capitol Police are currently investigating the reporting.'”

This would be a relevant place to mention Literally Unbelievable, a website documenting Onion articles “as interpreted by Facebook.”

For those who have trouble discerning truth from fiction, always consider the source.