The federal government conducts tests of TSA employees by attempting to pass weapons through security checkpoints.

Posted by VINCE, Aug 18, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 5 support
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 85%

VINCEAug 18, 2026

Multiple sources confirm that the federal government runs covert tests in which undercover personnel try to get simulated weapons and explosives through TSA checkpoints, matching the claim.

What was said

… I mean, the TSA, for years, they've put through, they've, they've actually put them through a bunch of tests where they'll put, like, weapons and stuff through TSA. The government will, just to test their own employees, and, like, all sorts of crap makes it through anyway. So, what are we doing? What the hell are we doing? Just get on your flight and board it. Let Americans be armed. It's your Second Amendment right, anyway. You should be able to carry, including on a plane. Oh, that's so scandalous. …

VINCE · Aug 18, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. A GAO primary report describes TSA covert tests in which undercover personnel attempt to pass threat items such as guns and simulated IEDs through checkpoint and checked-baggage screening.[1]

Supports. A 2026 CBS News report describes classified inspector general 'red team' audits in which investigators attempt to slip simulated weapons or explosives past TSA screeners.[2]

Supports. A 2015 Homeland Security Inspector General covert test, reported by ABC News and others, found TSA screeners failed to detect mock explosives and weapons in 67 of 70 trials.[3][4][5]

Context. The sources do not address whether the post's broader statement that 'all sorts of crap makes it through' is accurate beyond the test results, but the claim itself concerns only the existence of such tests.