Nicky Hager
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Nicky Hager is a New Zealand investigative journalist and author known for exposing government and corporate secrecy, intelligence operations, and political scandals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicky Hager canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13186090 — 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: Nicky Hager Context triple: [Hager, hasNotableBearer, Nicky Hager]
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A.
Andrew Cowie
Andrew Cowie is a researcher and co-author of a 2021 Nature paper by Jumper et al., likely contributing to advances in computational biology or protein structure prediction.
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B.
Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn is a British-American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and books on national security, military affairs, and U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
Graham Pilger
Graham Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily documented.
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D.
Kevin Hopgood
Kevin Hopgood is a British comic book artist best known for his work at Marvel Comics, including co-creating the armored superhero War Machine.
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E.
Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author, and conservative commentator known for his columns in The Mail on Sunday and his critiques of modern liberalism and social policy.
- 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: Nicky Hager Target entity description: Nicky Hager is a New Zealand investigative journalist and author known for exposing government and corporate secrecy, intelligence operations, and political scandals.
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A.
Andrew Cowie
Andrew Cowie is a researcher and co-author of a 2021 Nature paper by Jumper et al., likely contributing to advances in computational biology or protein structure prediction.
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B.
Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn is a British-American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and books on national security, military affairs, and U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
Graham Pilger
Graham Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily documented.
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D.
Kevin Hopgood
Kevin Hopgood is a British comic book artist best known for his work at Marvel Comics, including co-creating the armored superhero War Machine.
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E.
Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens is a British journalist, author, and conservative commentator known for his columns in The Mail on Sunday and his critiques of modern liberalism and social policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ investigative journalist ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ political writer ⓘ |
| citizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | New Zealand ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate accountability
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environmental issues ⓘ intelligence and security services ⓘ military affairs ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre |
current affairs
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investigative journalism ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasBeenDescribedAs | New Zealand’s leading investigative journalist ⓘ |
| hasBeenInvolvedIn | legal cases related to police searches of his home ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Dirty Politics
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Hit & Run ⓘ Hollow Men: A Study in the Politics of Deception ⓘ Other People’s Wars ⓘ Secret Power ⓘ Secrets and Lies ⓘ Seeds of Distrust ⓘ The Hollow Men ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging government transparency and accountability
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influencing public debate in New Zealand ⓘ using leaked documents as sources ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing government secrecy in New Zealand
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reporting on intelligence operations ⓘ reporting on political scandals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dirty Politics
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Hit & Run ⓘ Secret Power ⓘ The Hollow Men ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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environmental activist ⓘ investigative journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Zealand ⓘ |
| positionOn |
critic of mass surveillance
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critic of political spin and manipulation ⓘ supports government transparency ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
New Zealand Defence Force operations
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New Zealand intelligence services ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand intelligence community
New Zealand politics ⓘ corporate influence on politics ⓘ government secrecy ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicky Hager Description of subject: Nicky Hager is a New Zealand investigative journalist and author known for exposing government and corporate secrecy, intelligence operations, and political scandals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.