Is it good UX to show, or notify, users about deleted messages in WhatsApp?

Is it a good user experience for sender as well as the receiver of messages in any messenger app (here WhatsApp) to show that there were or was a message(s) deleted?

If I send a message to anyone and delete it before the receiver read it but due the messenger's (WhatsApp) SOP the receiver now knows that I have sent and deleted any message or messages. This puts me in an awkward situation. Now I have to give any excuse or even lie to the receiver.

Is it not so simple to not show the message "This message was deleted"?