Oudyn later explains what happened and where the confusion laid on Twitter.
"We went to air a minute earlier than we'd prepared for. I thought perhaps the director was trying to give us a scare. Hence 'are you kidding?', she wrote.
Others have praised Oudyn on the way she handled the blooper.
This footage may remind you of Natasha Exelby, a former ABC news presenter and national treasure who went viral over a three-second gaffe.
Exelby was caught daydreaming while doing the late-night coverage on ABC News 24.
The clip immediately made the rounds online, with most people supporting the presenter's innocent gaffe.
She was later banned from future broadcasts, much to the dismay of many journalists and politicians around the country, who took to social media defending her.
