Operation Elveden
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Operation Elveden was a UK police investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials, conducted alongside probes into the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Elveden canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4062440 — 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 Elveden Context triple: [News International phone hacking scandal, hasPart, Operation Elveden]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Operation Ladbroke
Operation Ladbroke was a World War II Allied glider-borne assault in July 1943 aimed at capturing key bridges and positions near Syracuse in Sicily ahead of the main invasion landings.
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D.
Operation Jubilee
Operation Jubilee was a disastrous 1942 Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe during World War II, intended as a raid and test of invasion tactics.
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E.
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive during the Normandy campaign in June 1944 aimed at capturing Caen from German forces shortly after D-Day.
- 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 Elveden Target entity description: Operation Elveden was a UK police investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials, conducted alongside probes into the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Operation Ladbroke
Operation Ladbroke was a World War II Allied glider-borne assault in July 1943 aimed at capturing key bridges and positions near Syracuse in Sicily ahead of the main invasion landings.
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D.
Operation Jubilee
Operation Jubilee was a disastrous 1942 Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe during World War II, intended as a raid and test of invasion tactics.
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E.
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive during the Normandy campaign in June 1944 aimed at capturing Caen from German forces shortly after D-Day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal investigation
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ |
| aim | investigate corrupt payments to public officials by journalists ⓘ |
| authority |
Metropolitan Police Commissioner
ⓘ
linked to:
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
|
| basedOn | information from News Corporation Management and Standards Committee ⓘ |
| category |
Metropolitan Police operations
ⓘ
News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ Police corruption in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chargesBrought |
conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office
ⓘ
misconduct in public office ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Operation Tuleta
ⓘ
Operation Weeting ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
payments by journalists to other public officials
ⓘ
payments by journalists to police officers ⓘ |
| follows | News International phone hacking scandal ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| industryInvolved |
British press
ⓘ
News International ⓘ |
| investigatingAgency | Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ |
| legalBasis | offence of misconduct in public office under English law ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
a number of convictions for misconduct in public office
ⓘ
some acquittals of journalists ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| mediaCoverage |
BBC News
ⓘ
linked to:
BBC News Channel
UK national newspapers ⓘ |
| notableArrests |
News of the World journalists
ⓘ
linked to:
News of the World
Sun journalists ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| oversight | Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Metropolitan Police investigations into News International
ⓘ
wider UK press ethics scandal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British media ethics
ⓘ
Leveson Inquiry ⓘ News Corporation scandals ⓘ Operation Tuleta ⓘ Operation Weeting ⓘ |
| scope |
payments for confidential information
ⓘ
relationships between journalists and public officials ⓘ |
| subject |
corruption in public office
ⓘ
illegal payments by journalists to public officials ⓘ misconduct in public office ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | revelations about News of the World phone hacking ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeInvestigated |
corruption
ⓘ
misconduct in public office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Elveden Description of subject: Operation Elveden was a UK police investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials, conducted alongside probes into the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.