SD-6 was a legitimate CIA division
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SD-6 was a covert criminal organization in the TV series "Alias" that masqueraded as a sanctioned CIA black-ops division.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SD-6 was a legitimate CIA division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13557703 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: SD-6 was a legitimate CIA division Context triple: [Marcus Dixon, previouslyBelieved, SD-6 was a legitimate CIA division]
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A.
CIA Special Activities Division
The CIA Special Activities Division is a covert paramilitary and special operations unit of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency responsible for clandestine missions, including sabotage, counterinsurgency, and support to foreign proxy forces.
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B.
CIA Domestic Branch
The CIA Domestic Branch is a fictional division of the Central Intelligence Agency featured in the animated television series "American Dad!", where it serves as the workplace of protagonist Stan Smith.
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C.
CIA Technical Services Staff
The CIA Technical Services Staff was a covert branch of the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for developing and supplying espionage tools, surveillance devices, and clandestine technologies, including those used in controversial mind-control and interrogation programs during the Cold War.
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D.
Counterintelligence Division
The Counterintelligence Division is a specialized FBI unit responsible for identifying, investigating, and countering foreign intelligence and espionage threats to U.S. national security.
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E.
División de Inteligencia
La División de Inteligencia es la principal unidad de inteligencia militar del Ejército de Chile, encargada de la recolección, análisis y producción de información estratégica y táctica para la defensa nacional.
- 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: SD-6 was a legitimate CIA division Target entity description: SD-6 was a covert criminal organization in the TV series "Alias" that masqueraded as a sanctioned CIA black-ops division.
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A.
CIA Special Activities Division
The CIA Special Activities Division is a covert paramilitary and special operations unit of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency responsible for clandestine missions, including sabotage, counterinsurgency, and support to foreign proxy forces.
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B.
CIA Domestic Branch
The CIA Domestic Branch is a fictional division of the Central Intelligence Agency featured in the animated television series "American Dad!", where it serves as the workplace of protagonist Stan Smith.
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C.
CIA Technical Services Staff
The CIA Technical Services Staff was a covert branch of the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for developing and supplying espionage tools, surveillance devices, and clandestine technologies, including those used in controversial mind-control and interrogation programs during the Cold War.
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D.
Counterintelligence Division
The Counterintelligence Division is a specialized FBI unit responsible for identifying, investigating, and countering foreign intelligence and espionage threats to U.S. national security.
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E.
División de Inteligencia
La División de Inteligencia es la principal unidad de inteligencia militar del Ejército de Chile, encargada de la recolección, análisis y producción de información estratégica y táctica para la defensa nacional.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional criminal organization
ⓘ
fictional intelligence agency front ⓘ |
| affiliation | Alliance of Twelve ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Alias ⓘ |
| conducts | black operations ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Alliance of Twelve ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverStory | legitimate CIA black-ops division ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. J. Abrams ⓘ |
| deceives |
United States government
ⓘ
its own agents ⓘ |
| employs |
Marcus Dixon
ⓘ
Marshall Flinkman ⓘ Michael Vaughn’s double agents ⓘ Sydney Bristow ⓘ analysts ⓘ field agents ⓘ support staff ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Alias season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| frontOrganizationType | CIA division ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| knownFor | Rambaldi artifact missions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | Arvin Sloane ⓘ |
| masqueradesAs |
CIA black-ops division
ⓘ
linked to:
CIA Special Activities Division
legitimate CIA division ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist organization ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Arvin Sloane
ⓘ
Marcus Dixon ⓘ Marshall Flinkman ⓘ Sydney Bristow ⓘ |
| operatesAs | rogue intelligence cell ⓘ |
| operationalStructure | cell-based organization ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Alias universe ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | sanctioned CIA black-ops unit ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
covert criminal operations
ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ theft of classified technology ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary espionage world ⓘ |
| statusInSeries | eventually dismantled ⓘ |
| targetOf | CIA counterintelligence operations ⓘ |
| trueNature | covert criminal organization ⓘ |
| usesCoverAs | government-sanctioned task force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SD-6 was a legitimate CIA division Description of subject: SD-6 was a covert criminal organization in the TV series "Alias" that masqueraded as a sanctioned CIA black-ops division.
Referenced by (1)
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