Does rubbing alcohol actually kill germs on surfaces?

[Anopsology]

I always use it to wipe down my phone screen, computer keyboard, gym headphones, sometimes my counter top. etc.

but I never really knew if it actually did anything lol

I do this because my mom used to. She used to always wipe things down with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol because she said it killed germs or removed bacteria

[StringJunky]

Yes, it's an active ingredient in hand wipes. The water actually improves it's efficacy in denaturing the bacterial membranes as well.