David Leigh
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David Leigh is a British investigative journalist and author known for his work on political scandals and intelligence matters, including material that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Leigh canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2014700 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Leigh Context triple: [The Fifth Estate, basedOnAuthor, David Leigh]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn is a British journalist and author renowned for his in-depth reporting on Middle Eastern conflicts, particularly the Iraq War.
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D.
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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E.
Edward Pilger
Edward Pilger is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Pilger.
- 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: David Leigh Target entity description: David Leigh is a British investigative journalist and author known for his work on political scandals and intelligence matters, including material that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Patrick Cockburn
Patrick Cockburn is a British journalist and author renowned for his in-depth reporting on Middle Eastern conflicts, particularly the Iraq War.
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D.
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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E.
Edward Pilger
Edward Pilger is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Pilger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ investigative journalist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Journalist of the Year (British Press Awards)
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linked to:
British Press Awards
Orwell Prize for Journalism ⓘ
linked to:
George Orwell Prize
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| basedOnWork | The Fifth Estate ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredTopic |
Julian Assange
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WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oxford University
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linked to:
University of Oxford
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| employer | The Guardian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence services
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investigative journalism ⓘ political scandals ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author of investigative books
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editor ⓘ reporter ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
corporate corruption
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government secrecy ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
The Observer
ⓘ
The Scotsman ⓘ The Times ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Fifth Estate ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | investigative reporting in British press ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with WikiLeaks on US diplomatic cables
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exposing political corruption in the United Kingdom ⓘ reporting on intelligence and security matters ⓘ |
| notableInvestigation |
Jonathan Aitken scandal
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arms-to-Iraq affair ⓘ cash-for-questions scandal in the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sleaze: The Corruption of Parliament
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The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken ⓘ The Wilson Plot ⓘ WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy ⓘ |
| occupation |
investigative journalist
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journalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | investigations editor at The Guardian ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Leigh Description of subject: David Leigh is a British investigative journalist and author known for his work on political scandals and intelligence matters, including material that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Out of My Depth (book by Anne Darwin and David Leigh)
subject linked to:
Out of My Depth (book by Anne Darwin and David Leigh)