It was possibly made by someone through identity fraud

Has Donald Trump really been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said on Wednesday that it had filed a police report after receiving a seemingly fraudulent nomination for the U.S. President.

“We have good reason to believe that a nomination we received concerning Trump has been falsified,” Nobel Institute director Olav Njolstad told AFP.

Each year, nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize must be submitted by January 31. Among those entitled to propose names are Members of Parliament, former laureates and some university professors.

While the list of candidates is kept secret for at least 50 years, those who nominate are however allowed to disclose their choice. The Peace Research Institute of Oslo (Prio) said in early February that Mr. Trump’s name was on the list. Like last year, Mr. Trump was nominated for his “ideology of peace by force” by an American who did not want his identity revealed, according to Prio, a body independent of the Nobel organisation which closely monitors the nominations revealed publicly.

329 names this year

It is possible that this nomination was submitted by a person suspected of committing identity fraud to appear eligible to nominate.

The Nobel Institute said it had received 329 valid nominations for the 2018 Peace Prize. The five members of the Nobel committee that selects the winner are also allowed to submit names during their first meeting of the year, which was held on Monday. The name of the 2018 winner will be announced in early October.