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2024-11-29 23:31:48 UTC - HELPFUL
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Per the Social Security Administration: "This is simply not true." The middle two numbers ("group numbers") were developed simply to help with filing in the pre-computer era. There's no association with race whatsoever. https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssnmyth.html#:~:text=So%20a%20myth%20goes%20around,the%20numerical%20groups%2001%2D99. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/fact-check-fifth-digit-of-social-security-number-is-unrelated-to-racial-identit-idUSKCN25127N/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-carded/
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