I.F. Stone
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I.F. Stone was an American investigative journalist and publisher renowned for his independent newsletter "I.F. Stone's Weekly," which exposed government deception and championed civil liberties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I.F. Stone canonical | 2 |
| I.F. Stone's Weekly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2376158 — 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: I.F. Stone Context triple: [Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, notableRecipient, I.F. Stone]
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A.
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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B.
Seymour Hersh
Seymour Hersh is an American investigative journalist renowned for uncovering major government abuses and scandals, including the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
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C.
Murray Kempton
Murray Kempton was an American journalist, columnist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer known for his incisive political commentary and elegant prose.
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D.
Walter Pilger
Walter Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Pilger.
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E.
Edward Pilger
Edward Pilger is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Pilger.
- 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: I.F. Stone Target entity description: I.F. Stone was an American investigative journalist and publisher renowned for his independent newsletter "I.F. Stone's Weekly," which exposed government deception and championed civil liberties.
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A.
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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B.
Seymour Hersh
Seymour Hersh is an American investigative journalist renowned for uncovering major government abuses and scandals, including the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
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C.
Murray Kempton
Murray Kempton was an American journalist, columnist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer known for his incisive political commentary and elegant prose.
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D.
Walter Pilger
Walter Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Pilger.
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E.
Edward Pilger
Edward Pilger is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Pilger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ investigative journalist ⓘ journalist ⓘ publisher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | George Polk Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Isidor Feinstein Stone ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-06-18 ⓘ |
| employer |
PM (newspaper)
ⓘ
The Daily Compass ⓘ The Nation ⓘ New York Post ⓘ
surface form:
The New York Post
|
| endTime | I.F. Stone's Weekly, 1971 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName |
Feinstein
ⓘ
Stone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| founded |
I.F. Stone's Weekly, 1953
ⓘ
surface form:
I.F. Stone's Weekly
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| genre |
investigative journalism
ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Isidor ⓘ |
| influenced | independent journalists in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticism of McCarthyism
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exposing government deception ⓘ independent journalism ⓘ opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | I.F. Stone self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I.F. Stone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
I.F. Stone's Weekly
The Hidden History of the Korean War ⓘ trial of Socrates ⓘ
surface form:
Trial of Socrates
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| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
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progressive ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| spouse | Esther Roisman ⓘ |
| startTime | I.F. Stone's Weekly, 1953 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | All Governments Lie: The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I.F. Stone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I.F. Stone Description of subject: I.F. Stone was an American investigative journalist and publisher renowned for his independent newsletter "I.F. Stone's Weekly," which exposed government deception and championed civil liberties.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I.F. Stone's Weekly