In late December 2013, members of the U.S. Congress produced material in the meme's style. The Huffington Post commented that Doge was "killed" because of the Congress members' usage of the meme.
and Dogecoins are real
One of the main differences between Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, is that it's inflationary. While there are only 21 million Bitcoins that will ever be mined, Dogecoin has no limit. According to CoinMarketCap, there are over 120 billion Dogecoins in circulation, at the time of writing.