'The Onion's' Tweets Under Analysis By U.S Capitol Police

Tweets sent with the Onion are increasingly being investigated by U.S. Capitol Police following a satirical news site reported there is a shooting inside the Capital and Reps needed to have hostages.our editor recommendsGayle King, Arianna Huffington Lobby for your Onion to Win a Pulitzer Beginning Thursday morning, the Onion's Twitter feed reported, "BREAKING: Capitol building being evacuated. 12 children held hostage by quantity of armed congressmen. #CongressHostage." The web site supported with follow-up reviews, "Congress Takes Quantity of Schoolchildren Hostage" and "Police helicopter just bought to tug back after Repetition. Trent Hotdogs tried to contemplate it lower getting a shotgun. #CongressHostage." PHOTOS: Hollywood's Twitter Feuds The reviews ongoing, "BREAKING: Congress demanding $12 trillion ransom or "all the kids die" #CongressHostage." Fans in the Twitter feed responded by telling the authors the tweets were "unfunny" and "a lame gag." But Politico looks at the Capitol Police aren't laughing. A representative for your police told the web site, "It's showed up at our attention that recents twitter feeds are verifying false information concerning current conditions within the U.S. Capitol. Conditions within the U.S. Capitol are presently normal. There is no credibility to individuals tales or perhaps the twitter feeds. The U.S. Capitol Police remain presently considering the verifying." Related Subjects