Hundreds of sea turtles found paralyzed on U.S. shores- Break the fake part II.

Is it true that hundreds of sea turtles were found paralyzed on U.S. shores? Could the mysterious, frigid, frozen waters of North Carolina really cause such dangerous conditions affecting aquatic life? Is it possible for these glacial, icy-cold temperatures to result in the death of 73 sea turtles? Well, this post made by “The News and Observer” found on X (Twitter) has left me eager to find out whether this is accurate or not. In order for me to find out, I had to take the following steps:

Check if the site was reliable: While examining this post, I noticed that the blue check mark was absent, meaning that this site isn’t verified and is most likely an unreliable source, however I wanted to examine this further and look more closely into the organization. I noticed that they had more than 235 thousand followers not only, but they have also been an online newspaper for about 17 years. I began to question and wanted more answers, such as: Do they come up on wikipedia or google? Do they have an online history? Are they who they say they are? So, I continued to search further.
Searched Wikipedia: On Wikipedia I found that “The News and Observer” are a regional American Newspaper that serves in North Carolina. This led me to believe that this news was taken from its local newspaper. I have also found that “The News and observer” was first founded in 1865! It has been awarded three Pulitzer Prizes, and it is known as the largest in circulation in the state. This led me to believe that they are who they say they are, and they do have an online history found on Wikipedia. Before jumping into conclusion, I decided to approach this cautiously since it could still be misleading information.
Used fact-checking tools: To make sure that the news were accurate, I used fact-checking tools. I searched on google using the word “hoax” in my sentence and investigated any websites that lead to this being fake. Unfortunately, I could only find websites leading to this being true.
Checked other sources: I then, checked other sources to make sure that I was following the right path.