Modesto, California (fictional setting context)
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Modesto, California (in this fictional context) is a small Central Valley city characterized by classic American car culture, cruising, and 1960s youth life, serving as the backdrop for stories like those involving Bob Falfa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Modesto, California (fictional setting context) canonical | 1 |
| Modesto, California (fictionalized) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16100479 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modesto, California (fictional setting context) Context triple: [Bob Falfa, setIn, Modesto, California (fictional setting context)]
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Fairvale, California (fictional)
Fairvale, California is a fictional small town best known as the nearby community to the Bates Motel in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller "Psycho."
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San Vicente, California (fictional city)
San Vicente, California is a fictional coastal city that serves as the primary backdrop for the supernatural drama series "Hand of God."
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Antonio Bay, California (fictional town)
Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
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Cuesta Verde, California (fictional suburb)
Cuesta Verde, California is a fictional planned suburban community best known as the haunted setting of the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," where the Freeling family’s home is built atop a disturbed cemetery.
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Stanislaus County Board Chambers, Modesto, California
The Stanislaus County Board Chambers in Modesto, California is the official public meeting hall and hearing room used for county government proceedings and legislative sessions.
- 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: Modesto, California (fictional setting context) Target entity description: Modesto, California (in this fictional context) is a small Central Valley city characterized by classic American car culture, cruising, and 1960s youth life, serving as the backdrop for stories like those involving Bob Falfa.
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A.
Fairvale, California (fictional)
Fairvale, California is a fictional small town best known as the nearby community to the Bates Motel in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller "Psycho."
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B.
San Vicente, California (fictional city)
San Vicente, California is a fictional coastal city that serves as the primary backdrop for the supernatural drama series "Hand of God."
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C.
Antonio Bay, California (fictional town)
Antonio Bay, California is a fictional coastal town plagued by vengeful, ghostly sailors in John Carpenter’s 1980 horror film "The Fog."
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D.
Cuesta Verde, California (fictional suburb)
Cuesta Verde, California is a fictional planned suburban community best known as the haunted setting of the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," where the Freeling family’s home is built atop a disturbed cemetery.
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E.
Stanislaus County Board Chambers, Modesto, California
The Stanislaus County Board Chambers in Modesto, California is the official public meeting hall and hearing room used for county government proceedings and legislative sessions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.