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Several theories and methods have been developed to deal with uncertainty, such as probability theory, interval values, intuitionistic fuzzy sets, hesitant fuzzy sets, etc. In this paper, we study the strategic weight manipulation based on the belief degree of uncertainty theory, with uncertain attribute values obeying linear uncertain distributions. It allows the attribute values to be considered as a whole in the operation process. A series of mixed 0-1 programming models are constructed to set a strategic weight vector for a desired ranking of a particular alternative. Finally, an example based on the assessment of the performance of COVID-19 vaccines illustrates the validity of the proposed models. Comparison analysis shows that, compared to the deterministic case, it is easier to manipulate attribute weights when the attribute values obey the linear uncertain distribution. 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