James Ball
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James Ball is a British journalist and former WikiLeaks staffer known for his investigative reporting on transparency, surveillance, and digital politics.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14509099 — 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)
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Target entity: James Ball Context triple: [We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, featuresPerson, James Ball]
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A.
Phil Beauman
Phil Beauman is an American comedy writer and producer best known for his work on parody films and television, including contributions to the hit spoof franchise "Scary Movie."
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B.
Philip Giffin
Philip Giffin is a film and television composer known for his work on the series "Boomtown."
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C.
John Paddock
John Paddock was an archaeologist known for his work on Mesoamerican sites, including significant excavations at the Zapotec site of Lambityeco in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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D.
Ben Salisbury
Ben Salisbury is a British composer best known for his atmospheric film and television scores, including frequent collaborations with director Alex Garland.
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E.
Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel is a British journalist and broadcaster best known for his work as a BBC correspondent and news presenter.
- 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: James Ball Target entity description: James Ball is a British journalist and former WikiLeaks staffer known for his investigative reporting on transparency, surveillance, and digital politics.
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A.
Phil Beauman
Phil Beauman is an American comedy writer and producer best known for his work on parody films and television, including contributions to the hit spoof franchise "Scary Movie."
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B.
Philip Giffin
Philip Giffin is a film and television composer known for his work on the series "Boomtown."
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C.
John Paddock
John Paddock was an archaeologist known for his work on Mesoamerican sites, including significant excavations at the Zapotec site of Lambityeco in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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D.
Ben Salisbury
Ben Salisbury is a British composer best known for his atmospheric film and television scores, including frequent collaborations with director Alex Garland.
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E.
Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel is a British journalist and broadcaster best known for his work as a BBC correspondent and news presenter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.