FACT CHECK #OEGHPEP-

WHAT WE FOUND

The claim that Steve Jobs walked seven miles every Sunday for a free meal at the Hare Krishna temple is TRUE 1 6. In his 2005 Stanford commencement speech, Jobs stated that after dropping out of college, he would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple 1 3 4. During this period, he was reportedly homeless and earned money by returning Coke bottles for five-cent deposits to buy food 1 2 8. This experience occurred while he was a penniless college drop-out before founding Apple 6 7 9.

SOURCES

1. 1 · interfaith.orgACADEMIC
   Steve Jobs' Speech At Stanford University | Interfaith forums

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2. 2 · firstpost.comWEB
   Why Steve Jobs' love affair with India ended very, very early – Firstpost

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3. 3 · brainly.inWEB
   Steve Jobs would walk .............. miles across town every Sunday night to get one would meal a week at - Brainly.in

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4. 4 · advocatetanmoy.comWEB
   I would walk 7 miles every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at Hare Krishna temple - Steve Jobs (12/06/2005)

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5. 5 · iskconnews.orgWEB
   ISKCON News | Steve Jobs and the Krishna Connection | ISKCON News

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6. 6 · indiatoday.inWEB
   Is this the temple that made Zuckerberg, Jobs billionaires? - India Today

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7. 7 · economictimes.indiatimes.comWEB
   Trip to India as teen was a life-changer for Steve Jobs - The Economic Times

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8. 8 · hollywoodreporter.comWEB
   India Remembers Steve Jobs

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9. 9 · linkedin.comWEB
   The Corporate Bhakt ™️ on LinkedIn: Steve Jobs says: "I didn’t have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in… | 52 comments

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