Candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Question

Some guy right after his signature adds "Candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize" (not stating year).

Is there a way to confirm he was actually nominated for that?

On http://nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/process.html I can read this:

"Are the nominations made public?

The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, for *50 years*. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators, as well as investigations and opinions related to the award of a prize."

So, what's the deal here? Can someone claim that and we can't even check it?

Answer 1

Is there a category for torture and murder?  We could put Li'l Bush up for the Nobel Prize.

Answer 2

According to this link, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee does not release the names of candidates. I think that the only real way to check up is via the body nominating an individual and this is presumably not possible with the information given. http://abcnews.go.com/International/TenW...