"Hyperbolic headlines" refers to news or article titles that use exaggerated and sensational language to capture attention and create a stronger impact on the reader. Full definition
by Kate Murphy, starting with that ridiculously hyperbolic headline, I hardly know where to begin. (theraucousrooster.com)
In January, a study by European researchers tied genetically modified corn created by Monsanto to toxicity in the kidney and liver, resulting in hyperbolic headlines about the danger of GM foods. (discovermagazine.com)
The thematical setting of trying to stop an ISIS land invasion of the EU is an obviously transparent marketing strategy designed to appeal to a certain audience within the gaming community, and perhaps also to additionally garner hyperbolic headlines from the more reactionary members of the gaming press in an effort to get free publicity. (gamesnosh.com)