Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act
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Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that investigates U.S. government secrecy and declassified documents through the lens of the Freedom of Information Act.
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| Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19744753 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act Context triple: [Nicholson Baker, notableWork, Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act]
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Act on the Openness of Government Activities
The Act on the Openness of Government Activities is a key Finnish transparency law that guarantees public access to official documents and promotes open, accountable government administration.
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B.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an online news publication known for its investigative journalism, focus on national security and civil liberties, and adversarial reporting on government and corporate power.
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C.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
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D.
The Snowden Files
The Snowden Files is a non-fiction book by journalist Luke Harding that chronicles Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations and their global impact.
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E.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act Target entity description: Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act is a nonfiction book by Nicholson Baker that investigates U.S. government secrecy and declassified documents through the lens of the Freedom of Information Act.
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A.
Act on the Openness of Government Activities
The Act on the Openness of Government Activities is a key Finnish transparency law that guarantees public access to official documents and promotes open, accountable government administration.
-
B.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an online news publication known for its investigative journalism, focus on national security and civil liberties, and adversarial reporting on government and corporate power.
-
C.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
-
D.
The Snowden Files
The Snowden Files is a non-fiction book by journalist Luke Harding that chronicles Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations and their global impact.
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E.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nicholson Baker
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notableWork
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Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act
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