Talk:Fortifications of Bangkok

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Did you know... that Bangkok's city gates were enchanted in order to ward off evil spirits?

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enchantments and spirits

There being no evidence exists to support either of these things, how can Wikipedia make claims about this having factually happened? Did a bot choose this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:182:4300:4F94:F5A5:C843:C71F:F8D5 (talk) 21:47, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Although direct evidence attesting to the actual procedures involved in the construction of the Rattanakosin city gates does seem to be lacking, the general practice (including those supernatural beliefs) is pretty much regarded as fact, and has been covered by many historians. You'd find that all DYK blurbs will have an inline citation supporting the statement in the article. --Paul_012 (talk) 02:53, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]