The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken
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The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken is an investigative book by journalist David Leigh that exposes the political scandal and downfall of British Conservative politician Jonathan Aitken.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken canonical | 2 |
| The Fall of Jonathan Aitken | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10126855 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken Context triple: [David Leigh, notableWork, The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken]
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A.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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B.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
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C.
The Lying
"The Lying" is a musical work by American singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, known for its introspective lyrics and indie-folk sensibility.
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D.
City of Lies
City of Lies is a crime novel by Alafair Burke featuring a savvy protagonist entangled in deception and danger within New York’s legal and media worlds.
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E.
The Slanderer
The Slanderer is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Humazah, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns backbiting, slander, and the hoarding of wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken Target entity description: The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken is an investigative book by journalist David Leigh that exposes the political scandal and downfall of British Conservative politician Jonathan Aitken.
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A.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
-
B.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
-
C.
The Lying
"The Lying" is a musical work by American singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, known for its introspective lyrics and indie-folk sensibility.
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D.
City of Lies
City of Lies is a crime novel by Alafair Burke featuring a savvy protagonist entangled in deception and danger within New York’s legal and media worlds.
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E.
The Slanderer
The Slanderer is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Humazah, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns backbiting, slander, and the hoarding of wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Conservative Party (UK)
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arms deals and Saudi connections ⓘ corruption ⓘ libel action brought by Jonathan Aitken ⓘ media investigations into politicians ⓘ perjury case of Jonathan Aitken ⓘ sleaze in British politics ⓘ |
| author | David Leigh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | rise and fall of Jonathan Aitken ⓘ |
| documents |
events leading to Jonathan Aitken’s conviction
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legal battles involving Jonathan Aitken ⓘ media coverage of the Aitken scandal ⓘ |
| field | investigative journalism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
exposure of Jonathan Aitken’s false statements
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role of investigative journalism in politics ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCreator | David Leigh ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle |
The Fall of Jonathan Aitken
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linked to:
The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken
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| hasTitle | The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in British politics
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readers interested in political scandals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British politics
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Jonathan Aitken ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | journalistic ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
ethics in public office
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relationship between press and politicians ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jonathan Aitken as central figure
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linked to:
Jonathan Aitken
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| relatedTo |
Guardian newspaper investigations
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linked to:
The Guardian
Jonathan Aitken perjury trial ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom political scene ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationDescribed | British Conservative politician ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workType | exposé ⓘ |
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Subject: The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken Description of subject: The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken is an investigative book by journalist David Leigh that exposes the political scandal and downfall of British Conservative politician Jonathan Aitken.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken