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

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) entered a socia media statement this week by clarifying that the Waffle House IDs possessed by immoderate customers of the fashionable edifice volition "not suffice" arsenic idiosyncratic recognition for travel. 

A formation rider posted a photograph connected X of his yellowish Waffle House ID with the caption, "TSA mightiness privation REAL ID, but I person the realest ID." 

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

TSA TELLS AMERICANS THEIR COSTCO CARDS WON'T FLY AT AIRPORT SECURITY DESPITE LOVE FOR HOT DOGS

TSA responded to the societal station by saying the ID does not comply with national rules and volition not beryllium accepted astatine information cheque points. 

"Respectfully, nary … Waffle House IDs volition not suffice arsenic a REAL ID alternate (sorry)," TSA responded connected X.

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TSA has clarified that Waffle House IDs are not acceptable alternatives to the REAL ID required astatine airdrome information checkpoints. (AP)

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

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

"How does 1 adjacent get this?" asked a man. 

Eggs connected  a Waffle House array  connected  February 05, 2025 successful  Austin, Texas.

Eggs are shown connected a Waffle House array successful Austin, Texas. The TSA wrote, successful part, "Waffle House IDs volition not suffice arsenic a REAL ID alternate (sorry)." (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Another idiosyncratic commented, "And I thought this was America."

Said yet different person, "I person ne'er been truthful jealous of an net stranger."

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A idiosyncratic asked, "Where bash I get my Waffle House identification?"

Young travelers contiguous   REAL ID's astatine  the airdrome  connected  time  1  of the programme  being successful  effect

On May 7, the REAL ID requirement took effect, requiring flyers to get the caller recognition with a prima successful the precocious close country successful bid to fly.  (Robin Rayne for Fox News Digital)

"Honestly, takes a batch much documentation to get that badge than REAL ID does," commented an X user.

One antheral joked, "I thought [the] Costco paper was the realest ID."

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

 Waffle House is an iconic diner successful  the Southern United States and is fashionable  for some  meal  and precocious   nighttime  dining.

A viral station showing a Waffle House worker ID prompted the TSA to officially authorities that specified recognition cards volition not beryllium accepted. (iStock)

"We emotion hotdogs & rotisserie chickens arsenic overmuch arsenic the adjacent person, but delight halt telling radical their Costco paper counts arsenic a REAL ID due to the fact that it perfectly does not," the bureau wrote connected Facebook.

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On May 7, the REAL ID requirement took effect, requiring flyers to get the caller recognition with a prima successful the precocious close country successful bid to fly. 

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A illustration REAL ID paper is shown here. The REAL ID requirement took effect successful May 2025.   (DHS)

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

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