Scooter Libby
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Scooter Libby is a former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney who became widely known for his role in the CIA leak scandal involving the outing of Valerie Plame.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby | 2 |
| Irve Lewis Libby | 1 |
| Scooter Libby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8450845 — 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: Scooter Libby Context triple: [Vice (2018 film), portrays, Scooter Libby]
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A.
Karl Rove
Karl Rove is an American Republican political consultant and strategist best known as a key advisor to President George W. Bush and a leading architect of his electoral victories.
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B.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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C.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer, diplomat, and national security expert who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s.
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D.
Oliver North
Oliver North is a former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel best known for his central role in the Iran-Contra affair during the Reagan administration and later work as a conservative political commentator and author.
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E.
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States under George W. Bush and was a leading architect of U.S. foreign and defense policy in the early 21st century.
- 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: Scooter Libby Target entity description: Scooter Libby is a former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney who became widely known for his role in the CIA leak scandal involving the outing of Valerie Plame.
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A.
Karl Rove
Karl Rove is an American Republican political consultant and strategist best known as a key advisor to President George W. Bush and a leading architect of his electoral victories.
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B.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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C.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer, diplomat, and national security expert who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s.
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D.
Oliver North
Oliver North is a former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel best known for his central role in the Iran-Contra affair during the Reagan administration and later work as a conservative political commentator and author.
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E.
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States under George W. Bush and was a leading architect of U.S. foreign and defense policy in the early 21st century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
political advisor ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Dick Cheney ⓘ |
| birthName |
Irve Lewis Libby
ⓘ
linked to:
Scooter Libby
|
| chargedWith |
making false statements
ⓘ
obstruction of justice ⓘ perjury ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
making false statements to federal investigators
ⓘ
obstruction of justice ⓘ perjury ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-08-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 2007-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfPardon | 2018-04-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Office of the Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
energy policy
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ national security policy ⓘ |
| fineStatus | fine remained in effect after commutation ⓘ |
| givenName | Irve ⓘ |
| hasGenre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| knownFor | role in the CIA leak scandal ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| nickname | Scooter ⓘ |
| notableEvent | indictment in the CIA leak investigation ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the George W. Bush administration ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Apprentice
ⓘ
The Apprentice (novel) ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ political advisor ⓘ |
| pardonedBy | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| participantIn |
CIA leak scandal
ⓘ
linked to:
Valerie Plame affair
Valerie Plame affair ⓘ |
| penaltyStatus | prison sentence commuted ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New Haven, Connecticut
|
| positionHeld |
Assistant to the President
ⓘ
Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States ⓘ National Security Advisor to the Vice President ⓘ |
| sentencedTo |
30 months in federal prison
ⓘ
fine of US$250,000 ⓘ two years of supervised release ⓘ |
| sentenceModifiedBy | commutation of prison term by President George W. Bush ⓘ |
| workedFor | Dick Cheney ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scooter Libby Description of subject: Scooter Libby is a former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney who became widely known for his role in the CIA leak scandal involving the outing of Valerie Plame.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scooter Libby
linked to: Scooter Libby
linked to: Scooter Libby