I don't know if the RFID blocking thing is real.  However, I can tell you this is a good wallet.  I have been using it for over a month.  It holds everything!  Lots of cloth spaces for credit cards and an interior zipper change purse, which I use to hold my credit card and driver's license.  It fits my checkbook and a pen.  The brown color hides dirt and the bright stripped interior really pops.  I am pleased with the buy.