Not the ‘realest ID’: Waffle House card won’t get you through airport checkpoints, TSA warns X poster

Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci tweeted his Waffle House card, which TSA responded is not a federally recognized Real ID. - (X/@MatthewCappucci)

In a lighthearted yet increasingly necessary clarification, TSA confirmed that, despite internet jokes, a Waffle House employee ID does not meet the standards of a federally recognized Real ID.

The chatter started when Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci tweeted a bright-yellow laminated Waffle House ID with his name and meteorologist title on it this week, writing, “TSA might want RealID, but I have the realest ID.”