[rightwingcrazy]

I think they really mean another sort of check

check [ chek ]
verb (used with object)
1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They built a high wall to check the tides.

They're trying to check an embarrassing tide of facts from reaching the public.

[Lazamataz]

NICE