Triple
T15308724
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kill the Messenger |
E365971
|
entity |
| Predicate | subject |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gary Webb
Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist best known for his controversial "Dark Alliance" series alleging CIA-linked cocaine trafficking, which later inspired the film "Kill the Messenger."
|
E1149606
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Gary Webb | Statement: [Kill the Messenger, subject, Gary Webb]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Webb Context triple: [Kill the Messenger, subject, Gary Webb]
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A.
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand is an American former tobacco executive turned whistleblower who exposed health risks and corporate misconduct in the cigarette industry, most famously depicted in the film "The Insider."
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B.
Edward Epstein
Edward Epstein is a biographer and author known for his works on notable historical and political figures.
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C.
Lenard A. Fisk
Lenard A. Fisk is an American space physicist known for his leadership at NASA and his influential research on the heliosphere and solar-terrestrial interactions.
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D.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is an American journalist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and his books on the history of U.S. intelligence agencies.
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E.
Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist and author known for his reporting on U.S. foreign policy, private military contractors, and national security issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Gary Webb Triple: [Kill the Messenger, subject, Gary Webb]
Generated description
Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist best known for his controversial "Dark Alliance" series alleging CIA-linked cocaine trafficking, which later inspired the film "Kill the Messenger."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gary Webb Target entity description: Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist best known for his controversial "Dark Alliance" series alleging CIA-linked cocaine trafficking, which later inspired the film "Kill the Messenger."
-
A.
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand is an American former tobacco executive turned whistleblower who exposed health risks and corporate misconduct in the cigarette industry, most famously depicted in the film "The Insider."
-
B.
Edward Epstein
Edward Epstein is a biographer and author known for his works on notable historical and political figures.
-
C.
Lenard A. Fisk
Lenard A. Fisk is an American space physicist known for his leadership at NASA and his influential research on the heliosphere and solar-terrestrial interactions.
-
D.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner is an American journalist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and his books on the history of U.S. intelligence agencies.
-
E.
Jeremy Scahill
Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist and author known for his reporting on U.S. foreign policy, private military contractors, and national security issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85a113ee881908e297a1d38dd79fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03cd176708190b0f6ba17aed92f8e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fef89feda88190b18f6a03d6e968aa |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fefa13e8508190930a22439b7f154a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fefa80be14819089e87e7bdb3af7ec |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:16 a.m.