Scott Armstrong
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Scott Armstrong is an American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and coauthoring influential books on U.S. government and the Supreme Court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scott Armstrong canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2491972 — 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: Scott Armstrong Context triple: [The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, author, Scott Armstrong]
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A.
Bill Armstrong
Bill Armstrong is an NHL executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing hockey operations and roster decisions for the Arizona Coyotes.
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B.
Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong is a Scottish composer and arranger renowned for his emotive film scores and orchestral works, including music for major films such as "Love Actually," "Moulin Rouge!" and "The Great Gatsby."
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C.
Scot Armstrong
Scot Armstrong is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on hit comedy films such as "Old School," "Road Trip," and "The Hangover Part II."
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D.
Baron Armstrong
Baron Armstrong is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created for the eminent Victorian industrialist and armaments manufacturer William Armstrong.
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E.
Steven McAuliffe
Steven McAuliffe is an American federal judge and the widower of Christa McAuliffe, the teacher-astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- 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: Scott Armstrong Target entity description: Scott Armstrong is an American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and coauthoring influential books on U.S. government and the Supreme Court.
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A.
Bill Armstrong
Bill Armstrong is an NHL executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing hockey operations and roster decisions for the Arizona Coyotes.
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B.
Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong is a Scottish composer and arranger renowned for his emotive film scores and orchestral works, including music for major films such as "Love Actually," "Moulin Rouge!" and "The Great Gatsby."
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C.
Scot Armstrong
Scot Armstrong is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on hit comedy films such as "Old School," "Road Trip," and "The Hangover Part II."
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D.
Baron Armstrong
Baron Armstrong is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created for the eminent Victorian industrialist and armaments manufacturer William Armstrong.
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E.
Steven McAuliffe
Steven McAuliffe is an American federal judge and the widower of Christa McAuliffe, the teacher-astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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investigative journalist ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| coauthorOf |
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
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The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras ⓘ |
| coauthorWith |
Bob Woodward
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Fred Emery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
U.S. government
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linked to:
United States government
United States Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
government transparency ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coauthoring influential books on U.S. government
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coauthoring influential books on the Supreme Court ⓘ investigative reporting on the U.S. government ⓘ investigative reporting on the United States Supreme Court ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributing to public understanding of the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court
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helping document the Iran-Contra affair through The Chronology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
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The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras ⓘ The National Security Archive (founding documentation and reports) ⓘ
linked to:
National Security Archive
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| occupation |
author
ⓘ
investigative reporter ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| workFocus |
accountability of U.S. government institutions
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secrecy in the U.S. national security state ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scott Armstrong Description of subject: Scott Armstrong is an American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and coauthoring influential books on U.S. government and the Supreme Court.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.