Yes, they will. And it is possible that the error will delay your return significantly.
The IRS is already behind going into this tax season and they have said that any tax return that has to be sent to be manually reviewed in order to adjust a credit will enter in to a backlog of over 6 million returns. I'm afraid you need to plan not to receive any notice from the IRS about your return for up to six months. And, unfortunately, any paperwork attempt to correct the issue will only result in further delay for your return.
Here is the Taxpayer Advocate's annual report on this exact topic.
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