Triple
T1196964
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | My Lai massacre |
E25688
|
entity |
| Predicate | exposedBy |
P14188
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Seymour Hersh
Seymour Hersh is an American investigative journalist renowned for uncovering major government abuses and scandals, including the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
|
E136556
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Seymour Hersh | Statement: [My Lai massacre, exposedBy, Seymour Hersh]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seymour Hersh Context triple: [My Lai massacre, exposedBy, Seymour Hersh]
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A.
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, which helped lead to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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B.
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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C.
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg was an American military analyst and whistleblower best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, which exposed U.S. government secrets about the Vietnam War.
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D.
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand is an American former tobacco executive turned whistleblower who exposed health risks and corporate misconduct in the cigarette industry, most famously depicted in the film "The Insider."
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E.
John Pilger
John Pilger was an Australian journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker renowned for his investigative reporting and outspoken criticism of Western foreign policy and media.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Seymour Hersh Triple: [My Lai massacre, exposedBy, Seymour Hersh]
Generated description
Seymour Hersh is an American investigative journalist renowned for uncovering major government abuses and scandals, including the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seymour Hersh Target entity description: Seymour Hersh is an American investigative journalist renowned for uncovering major government abuses and scandals, including the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
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A.
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an American investigative journalist and author best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, which helped lead to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
-
B.
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist best known for his reporting with Bob Woodward that helped uncover the Watergate scandal and led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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C.
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg was an American military analyst and whistleblower best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, which exposed U.S. government secrets about the Vietnam War.
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D.
Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand is an American former tobacco executive turned whistleblower who exposed health risks and corporate misconduct in the cigarette industry, most famously depicted in the film "The Insider."
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E.
John Pilger
John Pilger was an Australian journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker renowned for his investigative reporting and outspoken criticism of Western foreign policy and media.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: exposedBy Context triple: [My Lai massacre, exposedBy, Seymour Hersh]
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A.
exposed
chosen
Indicates that one entity has been made visible, revealed, or left unprotected to another entity or to some external influence.
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B.
unveiledBy
Indicates that something (such as an object, artwork, or project) was formally revealed or presented to the public by a particular agent or entity.
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C.
notableExposure
Indicates that an entity has received significant public attention, visibility, or coverage, making it notably exposed or recognized.
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D.
exposureType
Indicates the specific manner or context in which one entity is exposed to another entity, condition, or influence.
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E.
visibleAt
Indicates that one entity can be seen or perceived from a specific location, viewpoint, or context at a given time.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a49429f5ec8190a6a205eb0ae81e5e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd9a305c819091513394f1b67784 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac7658cae8819081da26480926ff83 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac770141a88190b71552d46fb4d2ad |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac777a7768819098b9d4dd771a6750 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:07 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bb5d40a08190b7682d8ef8075421 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.