cross the u.s. border are vaccinated. why is it important for you to be here today? >> well, because -- >> sorry. >> because like -- >> don't talk to them. it is fake news. >> reporter: but despite the fact that these may be part of a minority in canada, they are receiving a lot of support from conservatives and other right-wing figures in the united states. >> we are now aware of a significant element from the united states that have been involved in the funding, the organizing, and the demonstrating. >> the canadian truckers are heroes. they are patriots, and they are marching for your freedom and for my freedom. >> reporter: this is very much a 21st-century protest. playing out as much on the internet, as it is on the street. viral memes and sometimes false and highly offensive historical comparisons that circulate online are being repeated verbatim here, like this. because you are not vaccinated, have you -- is there businesses, is there stuff you can't do in canada now? >> yeah, i'm like -- well basically, if you want to