Claim: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
Fact-check: Candidates in modern times have released 12 years of tax returns, says Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Jon Greenberg;Amy Sherman
Date published: 2012-08-14T00:00:00