Not wrong, but still dishonest, and deliberately so. The denials all focused on "direct access" to their servers and what is allowed/required by law.
Wrong. They were accused of giving direct access to the government. They in fact aren't doing that. All they do is provide information when legally required to do so.
What exactly do you think Facebook and Google have done wrong?
Exactly. Someone really needs to have very tilted perception to not see the perpetrators at this moment.