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Hacktivist group Anonymous has released a politically-charged video ahead of the US Presidential race - in support of a little-known third party candidate.

The cyber group has now posted a clip encouraging people to spread the word about Green Party candidate Dr Jill Stein.

It comes after they declared "total war" on Republican Donald Trump .

America is widely considered to have a two-party system dominated by the Democrats and the Republicans, where a vote for other parties is deemed a waste.

But the new video by Anonymous supporters argues that alternative candidates are routinely censored and ignored by mainstream media.

This, they say, results in voters having little to no knowledge of anyone outside of the top two parties.

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The clip endorses an online campaign, Operation Jill Stein, not for her politics but in the interests of choice and free speech.

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Featuring the group's distinctive symbol of a headless corporate suit, a computerised voice says: "Anonymous comes from all walks of life and every part of the political spectrum.

“Anonymous is never unanimous and Anonymous as a group can never be said to endorse a political candidate.

"Anonymous has, however, always had a mission to create an informed public, to expose corruption, and to circumvent censorship.

"We encourage everyone to do all they can to spread everything they can find about Dr Jill Stein and all of her policies to all political hashtags and forums and insist she has a voice in future debates and media coverage."

It is not the first time a group of hackers affiliating themselves with the Anonymous movement has broken off in tacit support of a presidential candidate.

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Two weeks ago a group calling itself the Anonymous Patriots criticised the decentralised organisation for its declaration of war on Trump, arguing it was an attack on free speech.

It is the second time Stein has run for office on the Green Party ticket.

Her website describes her as a "mother, physician, longtime teacher of internal medicine, and pioneering environmental-health advocate".

The Harvard graduate's campaign is based around her "Power to the People Plane" which proposes moving to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, a $15-an-hour minimum wage and free education for all.