South African KFC refutes reports that student conned it by eating free meals for a year

Media reports on alleged conmanship by South African flagged as fake news. [Photo: Courtesy]

The tale of a South African student who supposedly ate at KFC for free for a year by conning the franchise's employees into believing he was conducting quality assurance tests went viral this week. Social media hailed him a hero and he attracted the interest of international media.

There’s just one problem: KFC says the claim is false. The fried chicken chain added that it too would have given the student due respect had the tale been true.