You make a good point. You can't verify if something is true, but if it's not, you may be able to catch someone in a lie. I've mentioned it before in the context of mixers: if you catch someone in a lie, you can never trust him again.
I'm not nominating anyone. I'm pretty sure we only see what people want us to see.
Yes. If we have to nominate someone, it won't be easy because we don't know if someone is honest or not. There is no way we can check if they are honest or not. So, If I know you just online and I don't know you in real life, then I don't know if you are an honest person or not. So, there is no way I can nominate anyone if I don't know them in person.
But if I ask you to nominate some trustworthy person, I know you will be able to nominate dozens of forum members. There are a lot of forum members whom I will be able to trust with thousands of dollars.