Did a suicidal woman talk a police officer into jumping with her? Right now, memes featuring a supposed news paper article stating "SUICIDE WOMAN TALKS COP INTO JUMPING WITH HER!" are going around. For example: : * * * * < Is there any truth to this? Did someone really convince a police officer sent out to help them avoid suicide to commit suicide together?

This story is from the October 25, 1994 issue of the Weekly World News, page 2: ![enter image description here](

The Weekly World News had a reputation for posting outrageous stories made up from whole cloth.

While I cannot prove that this particular story is false, I can give you some context to show the level of journalistic standards held by this publication. This same issue also included such stories as:

* 65-million-year-old lug nut discovered in Arizona!
* Dad breaks croc's neck with his bare hands!
* Security guard superglues burglar to wall!
* Two bandits stick up the same bank at the same time!
* Hot-blooded lady Bigfoot stalking farm worker!
* Ancient writings reveal Egyptian pharaoh flew in alien spaceship!
* Japan's secret plan to launch their junk cars into orbit