Bag Man
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"Bag Man" is a nonfiction political book and podcast by Rachel Maddow that investigates the corruption scandal surrounding U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bag Man canonical | 1 |
| Bag Man podcast | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6999331 — 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: Bag Man Context triple: [Rachel Maddow, notableWork, Bag Man]
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A.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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B.
Mr. Man
"Mr. Man" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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C.
Stick Man
Stick Man is a popular children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about a stick figure's adventurous journey to reunite with his family.
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D.
Mr. G
Mr. G is the nickname of Gustaf V, who was King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 and one of the longest-reigning Swedish monarchs.
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E.
The Mister
The Mister is a contemporary romance novel by E. L. James, known for its Cinderella-style love story and for being her follow-up to the Fifty Shades series.
- 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: Bag Man Target entity description: "Bag Man" is a nonfiction political book and podcast by Rachel Maddow that investigates the corruption scandal surrounding U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew.
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A.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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B.
Mr. Man
"Mr. Man" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
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C.
Stick Man
Stick Man is a popular children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about a stick figure's adventurous journey to reunite with his family.
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D.
Mr. G
Mr. G is the nickname of Gustaf V, who was King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 and one of the longest-reigning Swedish monarchs.
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E.
The Mister
The Mister is a contemporary romance novel by E. L. James, known for its Cinderella-style love story and for being her follow-up to the Fifty Shades series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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podcast ⓘ |
| author | Rachel Maddow ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bag Man podcast
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linked to:
Bag Man
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| coAuthor | Michael Yarvitz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| depictsEvent | Spiro Agnew’s resignation as Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| examines |
Department of Justice investigation of Spiro Agnew
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abuse of office by Spiro Agnew ⓘ bribery schemes linked to Spiro Agnew ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| format |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
ⓘ
political literature ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | historical analysis of Watergate-era politics ⓘ |
| investigates | corruption scandal involving Spiro Agnew ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audio
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableOrganizationCovered |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
White House ⓘ |
| notablePersonCovered |
Richard Nixon
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Spiro Agnew ⓘ |
| podcastGenre |
history podcast
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investigative journalism ⓘ |
| podcastHost | Rachel Maddow ⓘ |
| podcastLanguage | English ⓘ |
| podcastNetwork | MSNBC ⓘ |
| podcastProducer | MSNBC ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States vice presidency
ⓘ
linked to:
Vice President of the United States
Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| setting |
Maryland
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
Nixon administration
ⓘ
Spiro Agnew ⓘ United States politics ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general adult readers
ⓘ
listeners interested in U.S. political history ⓘ |
| theme |
accountability in government
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political scandal ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| workType | investigative narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bag Man Description of subject: "Bag Man" is a nonfiction political book and podcast by Rachel Maddow that investigates the corruption scandal surrounding U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.