The Onion
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The Onion is a satirical news organization known for its parody articles that mimic traditional journalism to humorously comment on current events and culture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Onion canonical | 3 |
| Onion News Network | 1 |
| The Onion, Memory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20150168 — 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: The Onion Context triple: [Spy magazine, influenced, The Onion]
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A.
The Onion
The Onion is a distinctive, modernist London building known for its layered, bulb-like architectural design that resembles the shape of an onion.
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B.
Barstool Sports
Barstool Sports is a digital sports and pop culture media company known for its irreverent commentary, podcasts, and online content targeting a predominantly young male audience.
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C.
National Lampoon
National Lampoon was an influential American humor magazine and comedy brand known for its satirical writing and for launching the careers of many prominent comedians and filmmakers.
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D.
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz is an American comedian, satirist, and writer best known for creating the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and for his political humor column "The Borowitz Report."
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E.
Doonesbury
Doonesbury is a long-running American satirical comic strip by Garry Trudeau that humorously explores politics, culture, and everyday life.
- 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: The Onion Target entity description: The Onion is a satirical news organization known for its parody articles that mimic traditional journalism to humorously comment on current events and culture.
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A.
The Onion
The Onion is a distinctive, modernist London building known for its layered, bulb-like architectural design that resembles the shape of an onion.
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B.
Barstool Sports
Barstool Sports is a digital sports and pop culture media company known for its irreverent commentary, podcasts, and online content targeting a predominantly young male audience.
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C.
National Lampoon
National Lampoon was an influential American humor magazine and comedy brand known for its satirical writing and for launching the careers of many prominent comedians and filmmakers.
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D.
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz is an American comedian, satirist, and writer best known for creating the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and for his political humor column "The Borowitz Report."
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E.
Doonesbury
Doonesbury is a long-running American satirical comic strip by Garry Trudeau that humorously explores politics, culture, and everyday life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Onion
linked to: The Onion