While America was busy celebrating Conan the Hero Dog, one question remained unanswered: what, exactly, is Conan? See, a lot of people assumed (likely based on the name) that Conan was a male. But then came reports that Conan was, in fact, female.

We know thanks to gender studies majors that men can be women can be men, but does the same hold true for dogs? This seems like a job for the firefighters:

A White House official now tells me that Conan is actually a male dog, after we were told earlier today that Conan is a female dog. Working for more clarity on the matter. — Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) November 25, 2019

Is this really something that’s difficult to clarify, or … ?

I’m confused. Shouldn’t this be really easy for the WH to confirm? — Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) November 25, 2019

Why… why don't we know this https://t.co/b7ylhNtNr7 — Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 25, 2019

does conan have a wiener or not https://t.co/bYZ2MPQu9F — Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 25, 2019

How do you know it's even a dog? — Bernard Silverman (@DonKeehotey) November 25, 2019

We've moved on from 'fart' twitter to 'dog penis' twitter so — Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 25, 2019

Evidence for the different dog conspiracy continues to mount https://t.co/AU9arAoB1n — Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) November 25, 2019

Inquiring minds want — nay, need — to know what’s going on here.

And there's the updated pool note: pic.twitter.com/Q5RNihJp6X — Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) November 25, 2019

Are we sure?

Conan is back to being a boy again. — Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) November 25, 2019