No, they used effect in its verb form correctly.

effect

effected; effecting; effects

transitive verb

1: to succeed in doing or achieving (something) : to cause or bring about (something) : accomplish

effect a transformation in company culture

effected a settlement of the dispute

… a powerful reminder of the potential of technology to effect change.—Chris Gallagher

2: to put into operation

the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens

… an executive grant of clemency … to effect the prisoner swap.—Eric Tucker et al.<

English! 😆

Your point should be that usually "affect" is the verb and "effect" is the noun. I'm having trouble coming up with a mnemonic device, but at least these can be pronounced slightly differently.