Former Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has blasted national broadcaster ABC News for editing footage to make it look like the Governor-General and Chief of Navy were watching dancers twerk during the commissioning service of the HMAS Supply. The truth is the dance performance happened before those two dignitaries even arrived.

The cheapfakes created a false impression as the shots selected and edited on television told a very different kind of narrative to the one that actually happened.

The Australian PM said he was very disappointed that the event was so misreported, dishonest and that these misleading standards have failed Australians.