The effect of misinformation on intended behaviors was found significant for two of the four fabricated stories: the coffee-drinking and the contact-tracing app news stories.

• It was found that participants exposed to the fabricated coffee story and had a false memory of seeing the story had an increased intention to drink more coffee in comparison to participants who did not have a false memory.
• Similar results are mirrored in participants' intentions to download the COVID-19 contact-tracing app. Those with false memories of the story were less willing to download the app. Additionally, those exposed to the contact-tracing app story were less willing to download it than those who did not view the story.

It should be noted that the change in behavioral intention increased by only a small percentage for these two stories. It was also found that viewing a misinformation warning had no significant effect on behavioral intentions.