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 (@IndustryEars) August 7, 2012

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

WTF! Michele Bachmann Thankful No Americans Died In Sikh Shootinghttp://t.co/UIAetYni — Hyler Durden (@46NoHope) August 7, 2012

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.