The newly-hired spokeswoman for California’s third-largest school district pushed out content 13 days after the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel that referred to the Jewish nation as a “terrorist” state.

The account that new Chief Information Officer Adela Garcia Duncan reposted is suspected to be tied to an Iranian-backed propaganda arm.

The backstory: The Fresno Unified Board of Education approved Garcia Duncan’s hiring on Wednesday. • She replaces former Chief Information Officer Nikki Henry, who left the district after fabricating quotes from Fresno Teachers Association leaders. • Garcia Duncan was raised in Mendota and has worked for news companies and the Department of Defense. She also served in the Army for seven years as a Medical Laboratory Technician.

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