“Sunlight actually can kill the (novel coronavirus.)”
Greg Murphy
U.S. Representative. In a video posted on Twitter. Claim dated 16 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Greg Murphy (U.S. Representative) made this claim around 16 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 March 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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