Bizarre moment child appears to teleport into BBC News broadcast: 'A glitch in the Matrix?'

BBC News viewers were left baffled after a child appeared to teleport into the middle of a television interview.

During the footage, captured on Wednesday, a broadcaster is interviewing a woman about Theresa May's leadership when a young child appears out of thin air in the background.

After the clip was posted on Twitter, many were quick to mock how the footage had been edited.

Some suggested there had been"a glitch in the Matrix", while others said the child had come back from the future.

Meanwhile people online explained there had simply been a “super sneaky jump cut”.

Posting a clip of the interview, @realTewkesburyBC wrote: "Does anyone else see the child teleport?"

The tweet drew hundreds of replies as people poked fun at the glitch.

Duffy Bloom said: "I am confident (and afraid) we were *not* meant to see that."

Topkek said: "The kids from the future. He's come to save us from Rees-Mogg who came from the past."

Luis Soto added: "Ron L Hubbards' Newt people return."

Many posted hilarious memes to the site in response to the clip, which has had 270,000 views, 6,900 likes and 2,600 retweets.

But more sensible Tweeters pointed out that it was a common editing technique to add a clip on the end where the woman looked happy.

Journalist Katie Barnfield, who works for ITV London, said: "Guys, journalist here. Can I just say this is not some kind of BBC conspiracy / green screen / an actress (as fun as these are to read).

"It's probably just a frame from another part of the interview that was accidentally left on the end. Does look creepy though!"