Fact check: Trump not banned from Nobel Peace Prize, viral rumor about disqualification is false A viral post claims that US President Donald Trump has been permanently disqualified from winning a Nobel Peace Prize is completely false. New Delhi:A viral post recently made waves online, claiming that US President Donald Trump had been permanently barred from ever winning the Nobel Peace Prize. However, there are several reasons why this announcement is clearly false:No official statement from the Nobel Committee: The Nobel Peace Prize process is confidential, and there’s no indication that the Nobel committee has ever made such a decision. The Nobel Prize process involves nominations by qualified individuals and is handled by committees in each category, like the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the Peace Prize. However, experts say that lobbying for the Nobel Peace Prize often has a negative effect.