Did the Onion step over the line today with the #congresshostage tweets? #RWWBigQuestion http://rww.to/oLCrL4

Everybody freaked out this morning over The Onion 's decision to "live"-tweet a story about members of congress holding children hostage in the capitol building. Without a doubt, the first tweet of the barrage was troubling. "BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside the Capitol building," the tweet rang out.