Fudging the truth is a way you show respect for entities. It’s like when a young mother of three dies of cancer, religious people will mention it and then say, “God is sovereign”. This a sign they are deferring to God. Also, when a high-status person ghosts a lot status person for being low status, we say “they grew apart and have different lifestyles” instead of the obvious. Like a tie going to the runner in baseball, an ambiguous situation’s interpretation always favors the person with the most power and privilege.