Triple

T5340188
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sarbox E123925 entity
Predicate relatedTo P37 FINISHED
Object WorldCom scandal E126393 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: WorldCom scandal | Statement: [Sarbox, relatedTo, WorldCom scandal]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: WorldCom scandal
Context triple: [Sarbox, relatedTo, WorldCom scandal]
  • A. WorldCom accounting scandal chosen
    The WorldCom accounting scandal was a massive early-2000s corporate fraud case in which the telecommunications giant inflated its earnings by billions of dollars, becoming one of the largest accounting scandals in U.S. history and helping spur major reforms in financial regulation.
  • B. Enron accounting scandal
    The Enron accounting scandal was a major corporate fraud case in the early 2000s involving widespread financial misrepresentation at energy company Enron, which led to its bankruptcy and spurred sweeping reforms in U.S. corporate governance and financial regulation.
  • C. Enron
    Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
  • D. WorldCom, Inc.
    WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
  • E. Wallgate
    Wallgate is a street in the center of Wigan, England, known for giving its name to the nearby Wigan Wallgate railway station.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd464b07f8819095aa76577c9829e4 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd85c9cff48190900d234a7569cd5d ner completed
NED1 batch_69bf18c8db388190a31f55854e7370fc ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2 p.m.