Claim: "President Obama is attacking Paul Ryan on Medicare even though it is his administration with the help of Jim Langevin who cut $716 billion from Medicare."
Fact-check: R.I. congressional candidate Michael Riley says President Obama "cut $716 billion from Medicare.
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Mooney
Date published: 2012-08-29T00:00:00