{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a71637d9f45a00126c9598/671f4b3892356bf6f07b0328?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is fake news spreading conflict?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62a71637d9f45a00126c9598/1730104098888-6b78e0e3-0456-40f2-a6fc-a500933559e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Social media means that lies and fake news can spread faster, inflame tensions, and serve the interests of the powerful. So the work that African journalists do -&nbsp; reporting facts and telling the truth - is more important than ever.</p><p><br></p><p>Jeremias Langa is president of the Mozambican chapter of the press freedom association, Media Institute of Southern Africa.</p><p><br></p><p>Rodriguez Katsuva is the co-founder of Congo Check, the first news website in the Democratic Republic of Congo that verifies news stories and flags up fake news.</p><p><br></p><p>Carl Odera is an experienced Kenyan journalist who has reported from all over the continent including South Sudan.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"TRUE Africa"}