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Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Wenlu, Xander, Yasser and Zoe make the following statements: Wenlu: "Xander is lying." Xander: "Yasser is lying." Yasser: "Zoe is telling the truth." Zoe: "Wenlu is telling the truth." What are the possible numbers of people telling the truth?

(A) $1$ or $2$ (B) $1$ or $3$ (C) $2$ (D) $2$ or $3$ (E) $3$

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