Claim: KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders went from being a penniless 65-year-old retiree to a billionaire at age 88 after using his first government cheque to start the business.
Fact-check: Barely a nugget of truth in Colonel Sanders rags-to-riches tale
Verdict: false
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-10-19T00:00:00