Jim Bakker, an American televangelist, has been sued for promoting a fake cure for COVID-19 on his show.

On the Feb. 12 broadcast of The Jim Bakker Show, Bakker questioned Sherrill Sellman, who was introduced as a natural health expert, about the validity of her cure for the coronavirus, reports NPR.

Called the Silver Solution, Sellman falsely implied the substance would be an acceptable and effective cure for the virus.

"Well, let's say it hasn't been tested on this strain of the coronavirus, but it has been tested on other strains of the coronavirus and has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours. Totally eliminate it. Kills it. Deactivates it," Sellman said on the broadcast.

There is currently no known cure or treatment for COVID-19, the virus that has impacted more than 120,000 people in the world.

Sellman also stated Silver Solution "has been proven by the government that it has the ability to kill every pathogen it has ever been tested on, including SARS and HIV."

The concoction was selling on-screen during the broadcast. Four 4-ounce bottles for the cost of $80 US.

To sell a fake treatment for COVID-10 is against the law in both Missouri and the United States.

On Tuesday, Bakker and his production company were sued by the state of Missouri. The lawsuit is to stop Bakker and his team, who are based in Missouri, from advertising or selling the fake cure and related products as coronavirus treatments.

The Missouri Attorney General's Office wrote that Bakker and Morningside Church Productions violated Missouri law by "falsely promising to consumers that Silver Solution can cure, eliminate, kill, or deactivate coronavirus and/or boost elderly consumers' immune system and keep them healthy when there is, in fact, no vaccine, pill, potion, or other product available to treat or cure coronavirus disease 2019."

Missouri is the first state to-date to file a lawsuit against Bakker, though many have warned him to stop selling the fake cure. The New York Attorney General's Office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bakker accusing him of defrauding the public on March 3.

Bakker was also warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission that his website and Facebook were selling unapproved drugs illegally.

Bakker is currently no longer selling the cure on his website, though the Missouri Attorney General's Office says their office will continue to seek the temporary restraining order against Bakker and his team to prevent future attempts at selling miracle cures.

In the 1970s and 80s, Bakker became well known as the host of the Christian television show The PTL Club. Bakker stepped down from the show, which he hosted with then-wife Tammy Faye after a scandal. Bakker has also been incarcerated for defrauding viewers of his show.