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The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of the Middle East war has squeezed energy supplies in imported oil-dependent Bangladesh, but images circulating online that purportedly show motorists sleeping in long lines at petrol stations are AI-generated. While filling stations in the South Asian nation have seen long lines, the circulating images contain numerous visual errors that are tell-tale signs of synthetic content.<\/p>\n
“Hundreds of motorcycles lined up in queues upon receiving news that fuel would arrive late at night. But many of them slept at the filling station when it was announced that it would take another three to four hours to get the fuel,” reads a Bengali-language\u00a0Facebook post<\/a> shared on March 29, 2026.<\/p>\n An accompanying image appears to show dozens of motorcycles parked in lines for the petrol pumps, while other motorcyclists sleep on their bikes under mosquito nets nearby.<\/p>\n