Which step is wrong?

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(1)$1=\sqrt{1}$

(2)$=\sqrt{-1×-1}$

(3)$=\sqrt{-1}×\sqrt{-1}$

(4)$=i×i=-1$

$1=-1$

Which step is wrong? I guess step 3 but I dont know why

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The third step because $$\sqrt{-1}=\{i,-i\}$$ and we can not write $$\sqrt{(-1)(-1)}=i\cdot i.$$

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In $\mathbb C$, $$\sqrt{ab}=\sqrt a\sqrt b,$$ doesn't hold.