Left, duped by Onion parody, condemns Michele Bachmann for reaction to shooting

More than a few shocked readers of The Onion today called Rep. Michele Bachmann’s callous reaction to the shootings in Oak Creek, Wis., “unbelievable.” Bachmann’s relief that “not a single American died in this event” is, quite literally, not to be believed — The Onion is a well-known parody site. Who doesn’t know that?

Unbelievable… RT Michele Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shooting http://t.co/18UlP76C via @zite

— Ana Luiza Farias (@lalubr) August 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/ReporterPhoenix/status/232647960918380545

https://twitter.com/kathryn_eurms/status/232639150191435776

"@thesuperficial: Holy shit, this. RT @TheOnion Michele Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shooting http://t.co/CVvRFjME" disgusted

— Anna Ditton (@annaditton) August 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/naveeRandhawa/status/232671852709949440

https://twitter.com/StayFlyBlackGuy/status/232649423002427392

The dumbness: Michele Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shooting http://t.co/7HSFOyqu 

— Paul Porter (@PorterOnAir) August 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/SBen_/status/232644580418404352

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https://twitter.com/PLNoHope/status/232635417055354881

How Palin-esque. Michele Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shooting http://t.co/uVMVo1Qc

— ninaFoxx -the Writer (@ninaFoxx) August 7, 2012

Palin-esque, you say? To be fair, The Onion’s shtick is to appear as much like a mainstream newspaper as possible, so take heart; people more famous than you have fallen for parodies as well.