This is a Government Check for basically doing nothing. It could be a State or Federal Check. Examples of State Checks are Unemployment, Welfare, and other State Programs. Federal Examples are the Big Enchilada of them all: S.S.I. & S.S.D.I. The Child Tax Credit Wheez that Hyperinflation Joe had pumpin' was another one. Landlords with tenants on Section 8 are also getting Lump Checks.
A person who achieves a desired position due to one or more nonjob competency related criteria. The organization may deem that the criteria helps their public or other social favorability. I.E. the candidate "checks the box". This term and related policy has become more frequently used in politics and in very large public or private companies, to not infrequent embarrassing ends, since a more competent applicant would have been overlooked in favor of a box checker.
The public affairs spokesperson frequently misspeaks and typically does not have answers for easy questions. It looks like they were hired a a box checker for their position.
The act of intentionally bumping another person's shoulder with your own shoulder as you walk past them. It is meant as a display of open aggression or simple disrespect depending on how roughly the shoulder check is performed.