I suggested previously it may be a “Whitwash” and it appears now...

I suggested previously it may be a “Whitwash” and it appears now more than ever this will be so.

To whitewash is a metaphor meaning to gloss over or cover up vices, crimes or scandals or to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data.[1] It is especially used in the context of corporations, governments or other organizations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash_(censorship)