What type of exaggeration or sensationalizing of facts lead to the spanish american war?

At this time, the media exaggerated stories to sell papers, known as yellow journalism, and this helped give a reason for the United States to get involved in the war. The president thought that this would heal the wounds of the civil war and help give America a name on a national scale. Some of the things that the papers reported were Cuban oppression, stating that the country was going through inhumane treatment like torture and r ape by the Spanish forces. They also told stories where Cuban people were left dead on the side of the road and pillaged by the Spanish forces.