Dude, you don’t need Wikipedia to know Reagan and the republicans were all about the “welfare queen” narrative. It’s pretty fucking common knowledge, especially if you’re old enough to have seen him actually say it. This isn’t one of those things that are in a gray area or disputed, this is an actual real life thing that happened.

If you truly didn’t know about this and and consider yourself politically engaged, I am awestruck at the resilience of the bubble you have put yourself in.