st 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. >> and because you're not vaccinated, is there business -- is there stuff you can't do in canada now? >> yeah, basically, if you want to compare canada to anything, it's like hitler's germany. and we're like the jews. one of the goals is to simply get a group of people, you can get everybody anger with. and in this case, it's the unvaccinated. >> there's a lot of people here streaming live online. >> i'm going to follow you and make sure that you tell the truth. >> that's all right.