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 -  reporting facts and telling the truth - is more important than ever. Jeremias Langa is president of the Mozambican chapter of the press freedom association, Media Institute of Southern Africa. 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. Carl Odera is an experienced Kenyan journalist who has reported from all over the continent including South Sudan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.