Triple
T19608240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | P. T. Barnum |
E470660
|
entity |
| Predicate | promoted |
P1258
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Fiji mermaid hoax
The Fiji mermaid hoax was a famous 19th-century sideshow fraud featuring a fabricated mermaid specimen that became emblematic of sensationalist show business and public gullibility.
|
E1386108
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Fiji mermaid hoax | Statement: [P. T. Barnum, promoted, Fiji mermaid hoax]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fiji mermaid hoax Context triple: [P. T. Barnum, promoted, Fiji mermaid hoax]
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A.
Mermaid Man
Mermaid Man is a retired, elderly superhero parody in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," known for his aquatic-themed powers, exaggerated heroics, and partnership with his sidekick Barnacle Boy.
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B.
Mississippi Mermaid
Mississippi Mermaid is a 1969 French romantic thriller film directed by François Truffaut, starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo in a tale of deceptive love and obsession.
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C.
Mermaids
Mermaids is a 1990 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Bob Hoskins, centered on an eccentric single mother and her daughters in 1960s New England.
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D.
The Shark Net
The Shark Net is a 2003 Australian television miniseries adaptation of Robert Drewe’s memoir, depicting his coming-of-age in 1950s–60s Perth against the backdrop of the Eric Edgar Cooke serial murders.
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E.
Merman
Merman is a British television production company co-founded by Sharon Horgan, known for creating acclaimed comedy and drama series.
- 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: Fiji mermaid hoax Triple: [P. T. Barnum, promoted, Fiji mermaid hoax]
Generated description
The Fiji mermaid hoax was a famous 19th-century sideshow fraud featuring a fabricated mermaid specimen that became emblematic of sensationalist show business and public gullibility.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fiji mermaid hoax Target entity description: The Fiji mermaid hoax was a famous 19th-century sideshow fraud featuring a fabricated mermaid specimen that became emblematic of sensationalist show business and public gullibility.
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A.
Mermaid Man
Mermaid Man is a retired, elderly superhero parody in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," known for his aquatic-themed powers, exaggerated heroics, and partnership with his sidekick Barnacle Boy.
-
B.
Mississippi Mermaid
Mississippi Mermaid is a 1969 French romantic thriller film directed by François Truffaut, starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo in a tale of deceptive love and obsession.
-
C.
Mermaids
Mermaids is a 1990 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Bob Hoskins, centered on an eccentric single mother and her daughters in 1960s New England.
-
D.
The Shark Net
The Shark Net is a 2003 Australian television miniseries adaptation of Robert Drewe’s memoir, depicting his coming-of-age in 1950s–60s Perth against the backdrop of the Eric Edgar Cooke serial murders.
-
E.
Merman
Merman is a British television production company co-founded by Sharon Horgan, known for creating acclaimed comedy and drama series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d8e510fa248190b7afb274a1d4cf73 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e640c964fc8190bd1cb60f4b233eaa |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0771ad705c8190aadad012e23c68a1 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0773a7b6c48190bc7749fb03153745 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0774088414819098b770c2af602507 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:43 p.m.