Those are natural gas pipelines. You do not have gas, in pipelines, for automobiles going to auto gasoline stations.
So? The rumor “gas pipeline to Atlanta is shutting down” HAD the effect of inducing a run on gasoline stations, which WERE quickly emptied out.
When a rumor causes a run on some product, the validity of the rumor is irrelevant - it’s the actual effect (suppliers running out of it suddenly) that is real & matters.