Young Americans are defending the U.S. after TikTok videos criticizing it went viral

Shetty posted a video responding to a TikTok video in which Sara Falcon said “people inside of the U.S. [believe that] the U.S. is the only country.”

“Surprisingly enough, most Americans don’t believe this, but I am convinced we’re the only country that is on your mind 24/7, rent-free like this,” Shetty says in her video response.

Other TikTok users said they feel Falcon’s videos whitewashed the United States.

“I kind of got the impression the most exposure she got to America was like ‘Friends’ or ‘Seinfeld,’” said Jumana Shami, 27. “I can understand why you would think America looks this way, but it’s very divorced from reality.”