At its website, the TSA offers a full list of which identification methods comply with the new rules. The new rule went into effect on May 7. If you do not have a REAL ID-compliant card, there may be delays in getting you through the TSA screening process, and you might be subject to extra screening.

Travelers who are cleared for TSA PreCheck have long been able to enjoy not walking on filthy airport floors in stocking feet, but now the rest of us will be able to experience the sensation — for the first time since “Shoe Bomber” Richard Reid smuggled explosives aboard a flight via his footwear back in 2001.

TSA's official account posted that the Southern fast food chain's card "respectfully" will not work in place of REAL IDs

The Transportation Security Administration has warned fliers that a Waffle House ID will “not suffice” as a substitute for a REAL ID card for domestic jet travel. Fox News reported that a traveler posted a picture of his Waffle House ID on X with the caption, “TSA might want REAL ID, but I have the realest ID.”

Airport security agency clarified that a Waffle House card is not akin to a government-issued Real ID after a meteorologist’s viral tweet jokingly claimed it was the “realest.”

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"TSA (Transportation Security Administration), as of May 7, started requiring all flyers to have a Real ID if they do not have a passport, global entry or military identification," Linn said. "You also need a Real ID to enter federal buildings or visit military bases."