Internet Research Agency
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The Internet Research Agency is a Russian organization known for conducting coordinated online disinformation and influence campaigns, including efforts to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Internet Research Agency canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13597533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Internet Research Agency Context triple: [Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, relatedTo, Internet Research Agency]
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A.
StratCom
StratCom is a United States military unified combatant command responsible for strategic deterrence, global strike, and the operation of the nation’s nuclear arsenal.
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B.
Foreign Malign Influence Center
The Foreign Malign Influence Center is a U.S. intelligence entity that coordinates and analyzes efforts to detect, understand, and counter foreign malign influence and disinformation campaigns against the United States.
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C.
Navalny headquarters network
The Navalny headquarters network is a nationwide grassroots political and activist organization in Russia that coordinated opposition campaigns, investigations, and protests around Alexei Navalny’s movement.
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D.
Media Research Center
Media Research Center is a conservative media watchdog organization in the United States that monitors and critiques perceived liberal bias in news and entertainment media.
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E.
Bellingcat
Bellingcat is an investigative journalism collective known for using open-source intelligence and digital forensics to uncover high-profile cases of corruption, conflict, and human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Internet Research Agency Target entity description: The Internet Research Agency is a Russian organization known for conducting coordinated online disinformation and influence campaigns, including efforts to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election.
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A.
StratCom
StratCom is a United States military unified combatant command responsible for strategic deterrence, global strike, and the operation of the nation’s nuclear arsenal.
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B.
Foreign Malign Influence Center
The Foreign Malign Influence Center is a U.S. intelligence entity that coordinates and analyzes efforts to detect, understand, and counter foreign malign influence and disinformation campaigns against the United States.
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C.
Navalny headquarters network
The Navalny headquarters network is a nationwide grassroots political and activist organization in Russia that coordinated opposition campaigns, investigations, and protests around Alexei Navalny’s movement.
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D.
Media Research Center
Media Research Center is a conservative media watchdog organization in the United States that monitors and critiques perceived liberal bias in news and entertainment media.
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E.
Bellingcat
Bellingcat is an investigative journalism collective known for using open-source intelligence and digital forensics to uncover high-profile cases of corruption, conflict, and human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
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relatedTo
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Internet Research Agency
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Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
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indictedEntity
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Internet Research Agency
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