The claim
“Yoweri Museveni received 71.65% of the vote in the January Ugandan presidential election, as reported by Uganda's Electoral Commission.”
Our verdict
False
The official results published by Uganda’s Electoral Commission show Museveni receiving about 58 % of the vote, not 71.65 %.
What we found
The 71.65 % figure is not present in any credible source.
The evidence
1 of 2 sources contradict the claim; none support it.
- Background
The Electoral Commission’s final results list Museveni with 58.38% of the vote.
ec.or.ug· Official 2021 Presidential Election Results (PDF) - Contradicts the claim
Wikipedia’s article on the 2021 Ugandan general election records Museveni’s share at 58.38%, confirming the official PDF.
en.wikipedia.org· Wikipedia summary of 2021 Ugandan election
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