Hey friends, have you heard? If you’ve logged into any sort of social media over the past few days, it’s safe to say you probably have; if not, you’re missing out on one of Iowa’s most “highly anticipated” annual events – according to The Onion, anyway.

The Onion, despite its tagline as “America’s Finest News Source,” is a completely fake and satirical news organization that thrives on sarcastic parodies of traditional news media.

That said, it’s a rather amusing read. Case and point: headlines returned after searching the web site for “Iowa” ranged from “600-pound butter cow sculpture wins Iowa Caucus” to “High fructose corn syrup spill: the tragedy of a lifetime.”