Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
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The Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal was a major privacy and political controversy in which the data of millions of Facebook users was harvested without proper consent and used for targeted political advertising and psychological profiling.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal Context triple: [Cambridge Analytica, notableFor, Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal]
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Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica was a now-defunct political consulting and data analytics firm notorious for its role in harvesting Facebook user data to influence elections, including the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and the Brexit referendum.
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Clergate
Clergate is a small rural locality in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, situated near the city of Orange.
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Galgate
Galgate is a village in Lancashire, England, situated just south of the city of Lancaster.
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Mud Gate
Mud Gate is one of the main city gates of King’s Landing in the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire* and *Game of Thrones*, serving as a heavily trafficked entrance from the river and surrounding lands.
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Cinegate
Cinegate is a film distribution company known for handling the release of various independent and art-house films.
- 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: Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal Target entity description: The Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal was a major privacy and political controversy in which the data of millions of Facebook users was harvested without proper consent and used for targeted political advertising and psychological profiling.
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A.
Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica was a now-defunct political consulting and data analytics firm notorious for its role in harvesting Facebook user data to influence elections, including the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and the Brexit referendum.
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B.
Clergate
Clergate is a small rural locality in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, situated near the city of Orange.
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C.
Galgate
Galgate is a village in Lancashire, England, situated just south of the city of Lancaster.
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D.
Mud Gate
Mud Gate is one of the main city gates of King’s Landing in the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire* and *Game of Thrones*, serving as a heavily trafficked entrance from the river and surrounding lands.
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E.
Cinegate
Cinegate is a film distribution company known for handling the release of various independent and art-house films.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
linked to: Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
linked to: Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal