Comment is free, but facts are sacred
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"Comment is free, but facts are sacred" is a famous journalistic maxim emphasizing the distinction between opinion and objective reporting, closely associated with the editorial principles of The Manchester Guardian.
All labels observed (1)
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| Comment is free, but facts are sacred canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22694797 — 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: Comment is free, but facts are sacred Context triple: [The Manchester Guardian, hasMotto, Comment is free, but facts are sacred]
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A.
Facta Non Verba
Facta Non Verba is the Latin motto of Canada's elite special operations unit Joint Task Force 2, emphasizing action over words.
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B.
The Facts
The Facts is a regional newspaper serving Angleton and the surrounding Brazoria County area in Texas, providing local news, sports, and community coverage.
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C.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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D.
That’s Facts
"That’s Facts" is a track by Lil Baby and Lil Durk from their collaborative rap album "The Voice of the Heroes."
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E.
FACTS
FACTS is the commonly used acronym for the Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences, a learned society that promotes research and expertise in engineering and technology in Finland.
- 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: Comment is free, but facts are sacred Target entity description: "Comment is free, but facts are sacred" is a famous journalistic maxim emphasizing the distinction between opinion and objective reporting, closely associated with the editorial principles of The Manchester Guardian.
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A.
Facta Non Verba
Facta Non Verba is the Latin motto of Canada's elite special operations unit Joint Task Force 2, emphasizing action over words.
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B.
The Facts
The Facts is a regional newspaper serving Angleton and the surrounding Brazoria County area in Texas, providing local news, sports, and community coverage.
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C.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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D.
That’s Facts
"That’s Facts" is a track by Lil Baby and Lil Durk from their collaborative rap album "The Voice of the Heroes."
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E.
FACTS
FACTS is the commonly used acronym for the Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences, a learned society that promotes research and expertise in engineering and technology in Finland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.