Waffle House post about ‘realest ID’ goes viral, prompting TSA response on social media

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) entered a societal media statement this week by clarifying that nan Waffle House IDs possessed by immoderate customers of nan celebrated edifice will “not suffice” arsenic individual recognition for travel. 

A formation rider posted a photograph connected X of his yellow Waffle House ID pinch nan caption, “TSA mightiness want REAL ID, but I person nan realest ID.” 

The station garnered immoderate 2.1 cardinal views, pinch thousands of reposts and likes. 

TSA responded to nan societal station by saying nan ID does not comply pinch national rules and will not beryllium accepted astatine information cheque points. 

“Respectfully, nary … Waffle House IDs will not suffice arsenic a REAL ID replacement (sorry),” TSA responded connected X.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Waffle House for further details. 

Many X users took to nan comments conception to measurement successful connected nan post.

“How does 1 moreover get this?” asked a man. 

Another personification commented, “And I thought this was America.”

Said yet different person, “I person ne'er been truthful suspicious of an net stranger.”

A motion successful Miami International Airport, Homeland Security advertizing nan REAL ID. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Imag

A personification asked, “Where do I get my Waffle House identification?”

“Honestly, takes a batch much archiving to get that badge than REAL ID does,” commented an X user.

One man joked, “I thought [the] Costco paper was nan realest ID.”

A Waffle House edifice connected July 30, 2024 successful Miami Gardens, Florida. Getty Images

A fewer weeks ago, nan TSA advised travelers not to usage a Costco paper arsenic identification. 

“We emotion hotdogs & rotisserie chickens as overmuch arsenic nan adjacent person, but please extremity telling group their Costco paper counts arsenic a REAL ID because it perfectly does not,” nan agency wrote connected Facebook.

On May 7, the REAL ID requirement took effect, requiring flyers to get nan caller recognition pinch a prima successful nan precocious correct area successful bid to fly. 

Other forms of recognition that are accepted successful lieu of a REAL ID include a valid US passport or passport card, DHS trusted traveler cards specified arsenic Global Entry, Department of Defense IDs, permanent resident cards and separator crossing cards, according to nan TSA.