Why is this $0 = 1$ proof wrong? [duplicate]

sequences-and-series fake-proofs

Solution 1:

The third line, what does $$1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + \cdots$$

mean? It's certainly not a convergent series like lines one, two, four and five.

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