Ctrl+alt+doubt: Decoding the Language of Online Conspiracy Talk

Author/Contributor(s):	Rao, Hayagreeva
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	07/29/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Conspiracy theories are as old as society^--^but never have they spread so fast or so visibly. In an age of social media, moments of crisis and conflict ignite waves of conspiratorial storytelling that reshape how people interpret events, assign blame, and mobilize action. By foregrounding language and interaction, Ctrl+Alt+Doubt bridges cultural sociology, computational linguistics, and diffusion theory^--^offering a powerful framework for understanding how conspiracy theories spread and how interventions might be designed to blunt their social harm.