North Korean media Thursday reported on another inspection of construction efforts in Samjiyon by leader Kim Jong Un – his fourth in the last year and first in 2019.

But despite Kim’s claims that “the appearance of the township has changed so much in several months” and that “much progress” had been made over winter, open source data suggests otherwise.

A comparison of satellite imagery courtesy of Planet Labs and on-the-ground photos released in state media reveals few apparent changes to unfinished structures rapidly built throughout the town in the latter half of 2018.