I suppose it may have some literal interpretation such as "getting stuck in your throat", but that should only be understood in certain regions of Chile; Figuratively it can have several because embeleco would be "a deception, a lie, something or someone annoying, a nuisance", as well as choking that can be "pierced or hidden in the throat, which can not be swallowed or accepted, or that is done but without desire or with difficulty", in addition to "staying with the desire to tell a lie" because of the discredit or because the right time has passed to take advantage of the deception.
Metaphorical expression of preventing or frustrating the dissemination of hoaxes, lies and hoaxes. Some, especially among the Trump-style political right, are engaging in embezzlement. Above they say fake news, but they are not news but hoaxes. It is the latest strategy of the right to deceive the poor and unwary who vote for them. But education and knowledge will advance in the world despite appearances and with it the capacity for self-criticism. Everything will be done even if it is slowly.
