Sensationalistic; tending to sensationalize; characterized by sensationalism (the use of exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention)
It was a sensationalist newspaper, even by tabloid standards.
someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
disapproval Sensationalist news reports and television and radio programmes present the facts in a way that makes them seem worse or more shocking than they really are. sensationalist headlines