The definition says:
When SET ANSI_NULLS is ON, a SELECT statement that uses WHERE column_name = NULL returns zero rows even if there are null values
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/set-ansi-nulls-transact-sql
When SET ANSI_NULLS is ON, a SELECT statement that uses WHERE column_name = NULL returns zero rows even if there are null values in column_name. A SELECT statement that uses WHERE column_name <> NULL returns zero rows even if there are nonnull values in column_name.
For e.g
DECLARE @TempVariable VARCHAR(10)
SET @TempVariable = NULL
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
SELECT 'NO ROWS IF SET ANSI_NULLS ON' where @TempVariable = NULL
-- IF ANSI_NULLS ON , RETURNS ZERO ROWS
SET ANSI_NULLS OFF
SELECT 'THERE WILL BE A ROW IF ANSI_NULLS OFF' where @TempVariable =NULL
-- IF ANSI_NULLS OFF , THERE WILL BE ROW !