Operation Weeting
E409991
Operation Weeting was a major Metropolitan Police investigation into widespread phone hacking by journalists at the now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Weeting canonical | 5 |
| Weeting (Metropolitan Police operation codename) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4062439 — 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: Operation Weeting Context triple: [News International phone hacking scandal, hasPart, Operation Weeting]
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A.
Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a German counteroffensive launched in August 1944 near Mortain in Normandy, aimed at halting the Allied breakout following the D-Day landings.
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B.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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C.
Operation Charnwood
Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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D.
Operation Infatuate
Operation Infatuate was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in November 1944 aimed at capturing the heavily fortified Dutch island of Walcheren to secure access to the port of Antwerp.
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E.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
- 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: Operation Weeting Target entity description: Operation Weeting was a major Metropolitan Police investigation into widespread phone hacking by journalists at the now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
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A.
Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a German counteroffensive launched in August 1944 near Mortain in Normandy, aimed at halting the Allied breakout following the D-Day landings.
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B.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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C.
Operation Charnwood
Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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D.
Operation Infatuate
Operation Infatuate was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in November 1944 aimed at capturing the heavily fortified Dutch island of Walcheren to secure access to the port of Antwerp.
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E.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal investigation
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ |
| aim |
to gather evidence for prosecutions
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to identify victims of phone hacking ⓘ to investigate criminal phone hacking by journalists ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ |
| associatedWith | closure of the News of the World ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
illegal interception of communications
ⓘ
phone hacking ⓘ voicemail interception ⓘ |
| investigatedActivity |
hacking of voicemail accounts of celebrities
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hacking of voicemail accounts of crime victims ⓘ hacking of voicemail accounts of public figures ⓘ |
| investigatedOrganizationType | tabloid newspaper ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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UK criminal law on interception of communications ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| mediaCoverage |
extensive UK press coverage
ⓘ
international news coverage ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Weeting (Metropolitan Police operation codename)
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linked to:
Operation Weeting
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| notableFor |
impact on UK press regulation debate
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scale of phone hacking uncovered ⓘ |
| oversight | Metropolitan Police senior command ⓘ |
| partOf | News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ |
| publicInquiryContext | Leveson Inquiry ⓘ |
| relatedInvestigation |
Operation Elveden
ⓘ
Operation Tuleta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
News International
ⓘ
Rupert Murdoch media empire ⓘ
linked to:
Rupert Murdoch
|
| resultedIn |
criminal charges against some News of the World staff
ⓘ
identification of hundreds of potential hacking victims ⓘ multiple arrests of journalists ⓘ |
| sector | law enforcement ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| subjectOfInvestigation |
News of the World
ⓘ
journalists at News of the World ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | revelations of widespread phone hacking at News of the World ⓘ |
| usedEvidenceFrom |
phone records
ⓘ
seized News of the World documents ⓘ voicemail data ⓘ |
| victimType |
entertainers
ⓘ
ordinary members of the public ⓘ politicians ⓘ royal family members ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Weeting Description of subject: Operation Weeting was a major Metropolitan Police investigation into widespread phone hacking by journalists at the now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Operation Weeting