If Linus said her statements were _false_, he'd probably be wrong. Both statements appear carefully crafted.

If Linus said she made two _deliberate deceptions_, he'd be absolutely correct. Each statement exaggerates to suit the purposes of the context.

But Linus said she lied. If you define lying as deliberate deception, he was right. If you think a lie must also be false, you can accuse him of sloppy English. But Linus is only "dead wrong" if you think deliberate deceptions can be perfectly ethical.

Personally I wish Linus would slightly reword his post so that it doesn't confuse people who get hung up on semantics instead of his central point.