It Couldn’t Happen Here
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"It Couldn’t Happen Here" is a 1935 political novel by Sinclair Lewis that portrays the rise of an American fascist regime as a warning about the fragility of democracy in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Can't Happen Here | 1 |
| It Couldn’t Happen Here canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8116232 — 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: It Couldn’t Happen Here Context triple: [Actually, hasPart, It Couldn’t Happen Here]
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A.
It Can Happen
"It Can Happen" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1983 album 90125.
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B.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America is an alternate-history novel by Philip Roth that imagines a fascist-leaning Charles Lindbergh defeating Franklin D. Roosevelt and steering the United States toward antisemitism and authoritarianism.
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C.
The Great American Lie
The Great American Lie is a documentary film that examines economic inequality and the cultural values underpinning the American Dream, directed by filmmaker and activist Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
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D.
The Un-American
The Un-American is an album by American singer-songwriter Matt Morris that showcases his blend of pop, rock, and soul with introspective, socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film best known for its story about a New York cop who shares his lottery winnings with a waitress instead of leaving her a tip.
- 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: It Couldn’t Happen Here Target entity description: "It Couldn’t Happen Here" is a 1935 political novel by Sinclair Lewis that portrays the rise of an American fascist regime as a warning about the fragility of democracy in the United States.
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A.
It Can Happen
"It Can Happen" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1983 album 90125.
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B.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America is an alternate-history novel by Philip Roth that imagines a fascist-leaning Charles Lindbergh defeating Franklin D. Roosevelt and steering the United States toward antisemitism and authoritarianism.
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C.
The Great American Lie
The Great American Lie is a documentary film that examines economic inequality and the cultural values underpinning the American Dream, directed by filmmaker and activist Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
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D.
The Un-American
The Un-American is an album by American singer-songwriter Matt Morris that showcases his blend of pop, rock, and soul with introspective, socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film best known for its story about a New York cop who shares his lottery winnings with a waitress instead of leaving her a tip.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sinclair Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
collapse of democratic institutions
ⓘ
populist demagogue rising to power ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | It Can’t Happen Here (stage adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Doremus Jessup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | rise of European fascism in the 1930s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authoritarianism in the United States
ⓘ
fragility of democracy ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of American-style fascism
ⓘ
political warning about totalitarianism in the United States ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| titleVariant | It Can’t Happen Here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warningAgainst |
American fascism
ⓘ
erosion of civil liberties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Couldn’t Happen Here Description of subject: "It Couldn’t Happen Here" is a 1935 political novel by Sinclair Lewis that portrays the rise of an American fascist regime as a warning about the fragility of democracy in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
It Can't Happen Here