Triple
T8496076
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joint Committee on Bofors |
E201102
|
entity |
| Predicate | subjectOfInvestigation |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bofors scandal
The Bofors scandal was a major Indian political corruption controversy in the 1980s involving alleged kickbacks in a Swedish howitzer gun deal, which severely damaged the credibility of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s government.
|
E739876
|
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: Bofors scandal | Statement: [Joint Committee on Bofors, subjectOfInvestigation, Bofors scandal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bofors scandal Context triple: [Joint Committee on Bofors, subjectOfInvestigation, Bofors scandal]
-
A.
Straperlo scandal
The Straperlo scandal was a major political corruption affair in 1930s Spain involving rigged gambling concessions that severely damaged the reputation of the Radical Republican Party and contributed to the destabilization of the Second Spanish Republic.
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B.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
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C.
Whiskey Ring scandal
The Whiskey Ring scandal was a major 1870s U.S. political corruption scheme involving distillers and government officials who conspired to defraud the federal government of liquor tax revenues during President Ulysses S. Grant’s administration.
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D.
Mundhra scandal
The Mundhra scandal was a major 1958 Indian financial and political scandal involving fraudulent share deals by businessman Haridas Mundhra that led to a parliamentary inquiry and the resignation of Finance Minister T. T. Krishnamachari.
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E.
Ploče Gate
Ploče Gate is one of the main historic entrances to Dubrovnik’s Old City, notable for its stone bridge, fortifications, and role as a key eastern access point to the walled town.
- 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: Bofors scandal Triple: [Joint Committee on Bofors, subjectOfInvestigation, Bofors scandal]
Generated description
The Bofors scandal was a major Indian political corruption controversy in the 1980s involving alleged kickbacks in a Swedish howitzer gun deal, which severely damaged the credibility of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s government.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bofors scandal Target entity description: The Bofors scandal was a major Indian political corruption controversy in the 1980s involving alleged kickbacks in a Swedish howitzer gun deal, which severely damaged the credibility of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s government.
-
A.
Straperlo scandal
The Straperlo scandal was a major political corruption affair in 1930s Spain involving rigged gambling concessions that severely damaged the reputation of the Radical Republican Party and contributed to the destabilization of the Second Spanish Republic.
-
B.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
-
C.
Whiskey Ring scandal
The Whiskey Ring scandal was a major 1870s U.S. political corruption scheme involving distillers and government officials who conspired to defraud the federal government of liquor tax revenues during President Ulysses S. Grant’s administration.
-
D.
Mundhra scandal
The Mundhra scandal was a major 1958 Indian financial and political scandal involving fraudulent share deals by businessman Haridas Mundhra that led to a parliamentary inquiry and the resignation of Finance Minister T. T. Krishnamachari.
-
E.
Ploče Gate
Ploče Gate is one of the main historic entrances to Dubrovnik’s Old City, notable for its stone bridge, fortifications, and role as a key eastern access point to the walled town.
- 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe57dbe488190af5f06faf862cd5d |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4df8f78c81908c83d7d5ac996504 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ff668d4819081f4c3186437291b |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54cc52cc81908ca48c93956ca86e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.