Faking It
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Faking It is an MTV teen romantic comedy series that satirically explores high school identity and sexuality through the story of two best friends who pretend to be a lesbian couple.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faking It canonical | 1 |
| Faking It (MTV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11301551 — 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: Faking It Context triple: [Carter Covington, notableWork, Faking It]
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A.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a 2007 country music album by American singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert, noted for its fiery, emotionally charged songs and critical acclaim.
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B.
Happy Endings
Happy Endings is an American ensemble sitcom that follows a close-knit group of friends navigating relationships and adulthood in Chicago with fast-paced, joke-heavy humor.
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C.
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town is a 1957 Broadway musical adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," best known for its Tony-winning star turn by Gwen Verdon.
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D.
My Life as a Fake
My Life as a Fake is a 2003 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines the Ern Malley literary hoax as a dark, metafictional tale about authorship, identity, and creation.
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E.
Spring Breakers
Spring Breakers is a 2012 neon-soaked crime drama film directed by Harmony Korine that follows four college girls drawn into a hedonistic, violent underworld during spring break.
- 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: Faking It Target entity description: Faking It is an MTV teen romantic comedy series that satirically explores high school identity and sexuality through the story of two best friends who pretend to be a lesbian couple.
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A.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a 2007 country music album by American singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert, noted for its fiery, emotionally charged songs and critical acclaim.
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B.
Happy Endings
Happy Endings is an American ensemble sitcom that follows a close-knit group of friends navigating relationships and adulthood in Chicago with fast-paced, joke-heavy humor.
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C.
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town is a 1957 Broadway musical adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," best known for its Tony-winning star turn by Gwen Verdon.
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D.
My Life as a Fake
My Life as a Fake is a 2003 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines the Ern Malley literary hoax as a dark, metafictional tale about authorship, identity, and creation.
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E.
Spring Breakers
Spring Breakers is a 2012 neon-soaked crime drama film directed by Harmony Korine that follows four college girls drawn into a hedonistic, violent underworld during spring break.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
romantic comedy television series
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teen sitcom ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| airedIn | 2010s ⓘ |
| averageEpisodeRuntime | 22 minutes ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Dana Min Goodman
NERFINISHED
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Julia Wolov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Carter Covington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Carter Covington
NERFINISHED
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Dana Min Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Wolov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| finalAired | 2016-05-17 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2014-04-22 ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ teen sitcom ⓘ |
| hasIntersexCharacter | Lauren Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLGBTCharacter |
Amy Raudenfeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shane Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
LGBT issues
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friendship ⓘ high school life ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amy Raudenfeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karma Ashcroft NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauren Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Liam Booker NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 38 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "Faking It" by Dan Romer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | cable television network ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | MTV original programming ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two best friends pretend to be a lesbian couple to gain popularity at their high school. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bailey De Young
NERFINISHED
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Gregg Sulkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Katie Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Willett NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Volk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teenagers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faking It Description of subject: Faking It is an MTV teen romantic comedy series that satirically explores high school identity and sexuality through the story of two best friends who pretend to be a lesbian couple.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Faking It (MTV series)