Der Spiegel
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Der Spiegel is a leading German weekly news magazine known for its investigative journalism and significant influence on political and public discourse in Germany.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Der Spiegel canonical | 10 |
| Spiegel | 1 |
| Spiegel Online | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1129799 — 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: Der Spiegel Context triple: [Inge Morath, employer, Der Spiegel]
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A.
Pravda
Pravda was the official newspaper of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party and a primary mouthpiece for state propaganda and ideology.
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B.
El Espectador
El Espectador is one of Colombia’s oldest and most influential national newspapers, known for its investigative journalism and cultural reporting.
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C.
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper known for its progressive editorial stance and in-depth coverage of national and international news, culture, and opinion.
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D.
Jyllands-Posten
Jyllands-Posten is a major Danish daily newspaper known internationally for its influential political coverage and for sparking global debate over freedom of expression.
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E.
Neues Deutschland
Neues Deutschland is a German daily newspaper that served as the official mouthpiece of East Germany’s ruling Socialist Unity Party and continues today as a left-wing publication.
- 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: Der Spiegel Target entity description: Der Spiegel is a leading German weekly news magazine known for its investigative journalism and significant influence on political and public discourse in Germany.
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A.
Pravda
Pravda was the official newspaper of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party and a primary mouthpiece for state propaganda and ideology.
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B.
El Espectador
El Espectador is one of Colombia’s oldest and most influential national newspapers, known for its investigative journalism and cultural reporting.
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C.
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper known for its progressive editorial stance and in-depth coverage of national and international news, culture, and opinion.
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D.
Jyllands-Posten
Jyllands-Posten is a major Danish daily newspaper known internationally for its influential political coverage and for sparking global debate over freedom of expression.
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E.
Neues Deutschland
Neues Deutschland is a German daily newspaper that served as the official mouthpiece of East Germany’s ruling Socialist Unity Party and continues today as a left-wing publication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language magazine
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news magazine ⓘ weekly magazine ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
German-speaking countries
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Germany ⓘ |
| city | Hamburg ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rudolf Augstein ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1947-01-04 ⓘ |
| frequency | weekly ⓘ |
| genre |
current affairs magazine
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news magazine ⓘ political magazine ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Der Spiegel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Spiegel
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| hasCategory |
German news magazines
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weekly news magazines ⓘ |
| hasDigitalFormat | online magazine ⓘ |
| hasEditorInChief | Steffen Klusmann ⓘ |
| hasOnlineEdition |
Der Spiegel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Spiegel Online
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| hasWebsite | https://www.spiegel.de/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Hamburg ⓘ |
| influences |
German politics
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public opinion in Germany ⓘ |
| ISSN | 0038-7452 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
in-depth political reporting
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influence on German public discourse ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mediaType | print magazine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical coverage of government policies
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exposing political scandals in Germany ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Spiegel self-link ⓘ |
| owner | Spiegel-Gruppe ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | centre-left ⓘ |
| publicationCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| publicationType | periodical ⓘ |
| publisher | Spiegel-Verlag ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Hamburg ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| subject |
culture
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economy ⓘ international affairs ⓘ politics ⓘ society ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general adult readership ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hamburg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Der Spiegel Description of subject: Der Spiegel is a leading German weekly news magazine known for its investigative journalism and significant influence on political and public discourse in Germany.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spiegel Online
this entity surface form:
Spiegel