Claim: The quick thinking of a 10-year-old English girl, Tilly Smith, is credited with helping to save some 100 lives just before the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 struck the island of Phuket in Thailand.
Fact-check: 10-Year-Old Girl's Warning Ahead of Tsunami Saved Hundreds of People on Thai Beach in 2004?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Jordan Liles
Date published: 2024-04-11T18:00:04