The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official who was demoted following a public outcry over her work for a conspiracy website and anti-Islam show listed both experiences on her resume, according to a report by CNN.

Ximena Barreto was placed on leave in April after CNN and Media Matters reported that she made anti-Islam remarks and wrote for a conspiratorial website where she pushed the debunked "Pizzagate" conspiracy.

An HHS spokeswoman told The Hill in April that Barreto “has been placed on administrative leave while the matter is reviewed.” She was hired by HHS in December 2017.

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“Comments I made as I private citizen before I was hired at HHS were brought to light by concerned members of the press," Barreto said in April. “In the heated and hyper-passionate political campaign environment, I made generalized comments regarding race relations and radical Islam. I fully understand that these emotionally-charged comments were hurtful, and I deeply apologize to members of both communities."

A copy of Barreto's resume obtained by CNN on Thursday shows that she listed her work for the conspiracy-focused website Borderland Alternative Media and right-wing YouTube shows when she applied for the position, according to the report.

Barreto also listed her personal website, which linked to all of her social media accounts where she published a number of derogatory remarks. On Twitter and Periscope, she made racist comments about African-Americans and Muslims and pushed false claims about a nonexistent pedophile ring run out of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria.

Most of these comments have since been deleted.