December 21, 2016
Dear internet: Cecily Tynan is not on house arrest.
The 6ABC meteorologist took to Facebook Monday to respond to a meme that had apparently been "making the social media rounds again."
The meme shows a close-up of a box attached to Tynan's ankle with the caption, "I wonder if the crime she committed was on the news."
In her post, Tynan explained that the thing attached to her leg is actually an audio box with a connected earpiece that allows her with communicate with her producers, not an ankle monitor.
She wrote on Facebook: "So, no, I'm not on house arrest (even though it may feel that way during long winter storms!)"
This isn't the first time Tynan and other television news reporters/anchors have been falsely accused of being on house arrest because of the little box, according to a brief overview of social media:
News anchor on house arrest in #Philly @6abc pic.twitter.com/yBYW5e9URB
— Pa Pa Patio (@Unusedgoods) August 26, 2015
Now I Know Damn Well This News Anchor Don't Have On A House Arrest Band On Her Leg ..
— DONTEunderscoreJAMAL (@Donte_Jamal) January 7, 2014
Have y'all seen the photo of the news anchor lady with the house arrest bracelet on her ankle?
— Sydni Deantí Smith (@expliSYD) May 5, 2015
Again, it's not a house arrest bracelet, people. The more you know.
