Murdoch family
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The Murdoch family is a powerful media dynasty best known for controlling a global empire that has included outlets like Fox News, The Times of London, and The Wall Street Journal.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murdoch family canonical | 18 |
| Murdoch | 7 |
| Murdoch family interests | 1 |
| Murdoch family trust | 1 |
| Murdoch media dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T695207 — 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)
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Target entity: Murdoch family Context triple: [21st Century Fox, parentOrganization, Murdoch family]
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A.
Crown family
The Crown family is a prominent American family known for its extensive business interests, philanthropy, and influence, particularly in Chicago.
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B.
Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born media mogul who built a global empire of newspapers, television networks, and film studios, becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern media.
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C.
Sainsbury family
The Sainsbury family is a prominent British dynasty best known for founding and expanding the J Sainsbury supermarket chain and for its extensive philanthropic and political influence in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Lachlan Murdoch
Lachlan Murdoch is an Australian-American media executive who serves as the chief executive and chairman of Fox Corporation and is widely seen as the heir to his father Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
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E.
Stewart family
The Stewart family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage that rose to become the royal House of Stuart, ruling Scotland and later England and Ireland.
- 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: Murdoch family Target entity description: The Murdoch family is a powerful media dynasty best known for controlling a global empire that has included outlets like Fox News, The Times of London, and The Wall Street Journal.
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A.
Crown family
The Crown family is a prominent American family known for its extensive business interests, philanthropy, and influence, particularly in Chicago.
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B.
Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born media mogul who built a global empire of newspapers, television networks, and film studios, becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern media.
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C.
Sainsbury family
The Sainsbury family is a prominent British dynasty best known for founding and expanding the J Sainsbury supermarket chain and for its extensive philanthropic and political influence in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Lachlan Murdoch
Lachlan Murdoch is an Australian-American media executive who serves as the chief executive and chairman of Fox Corporation and is widely seen as the heir to his father Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
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E.
Stewart family
The Stewart family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage that rose to become the royal House of Stuart, ruling Scotland and later England and Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family
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media dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
conservative media
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right-leaning political positions ⓘ |
| businessFocus |
broadcasting
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mass media ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
global markets ⓘ |
| foundingMember | Keith Murdoch ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment
ⓘ
media ⓘ news ⓘ |
| keyMember |
Elisabeth Murdoch (née Greene)
ⓘ
surface form:
Elisabeth Murdoch
James Murdoch ⓘ Lachlan Murdoch ⓘ Prudence Murdoch ⓘ Rupert Murdoch ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cable news broadcasting
ⓘ
political influence in Australia ⓘ political influence in the UK ⓘ political influence in the US ⓘ tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| mediaBrand |
Fox
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News Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
News Corp brands
Sky ⓘ |
| mostProminentMember | Rupert Murdoch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
control of global media empire
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influence on politics ⓘ ownership of newspapers ⓘ ownership of television networks ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Melbourne ⓘ |
| ownsOrControlled |
21st Century Fox
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Fox News Channel ⓘ Foxtel ⓘ HarperCollins ⓘ New York Post ⓘ News Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
News Corp
News Corporation ⓘ Sky News ⓘ
surface form:
Sky News (UK)
The Sun ⓘ The Sunday Times ⓘ The Times ⓘ The Wall Street Journal ⓘ |
| patriarch | Rupert Murdoch ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | billionaire family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murdoch family Description of subject: The Murdoch family is a powerful media dynasty best known for controlling a global empire that has included outlets like Fox News, The Times of London, and The Wall Street Journal.
Referenced by (28)
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Elisabeth Murdoch
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Murdoch
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Elisabeth Murdoch
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Elisabeth Murdoch
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Murdoch media dynasty
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Murdoch
this entity surface form:
Murdoch
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Murdoch
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Murdoch
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Murdoch