diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/futures/_base.py b/Lib/concurrent/futures/_base.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def done(self):
             return self._state in [CANCELLED, CANCELLED_AND_NOTIFIED, FINISHED]
 
     def __get_result(self):
-        if self._exception:
+        if self._exception is not None:
             try:
                 raise self._exception
             finally:

diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def process_result_item(self, result_item):
         work_item = self.pending_work_items.pop(result_item.work_id, None)
         # work_item can be None if another process terminated (see above)
         if work_item is not None:
-            if result_item.exception:
+            if result_item.exception is not None:
                 work_item.future.set_exception(result_item.exception)
             else:
                 work_item.future.set_result(result_item.result)

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_concurrent_futures/executor.py b/Lib/test/test_concurrent_futures/executor.py
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ def make_dummy_object(_):
     return MyObject()
 
 
+# Used in test_swallows_falsey_exceptions
+def raiser(exception, msg='std'):
+    raise exception(msg)
+
+
+class FalseyBoolException(Exception):
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return False
+
+
+class FalseyLenException(Exception):
+    def __len__(self):
+        return 0
+
+
 class ExecutorTest:
 
     # Executor.shutdown() and context manager usage is tested by
@@ -205,3 +220,16 @@ def test_free_reference(self):
             for _ in support.sleeping_retry(support.SHORT_TIMEOUT):
                 if wr() is None:
                     break
+
+    def test_swallows_falsey_exceptions(self):
+        # see gh-132063: Prevent exceptions that evaluate as falsey
+        # from being ignored.
+        # Recall: `x` is falsey if `len(x)` returns 0 or `bool(x)` returns False.
+
+        msg = 'boolbool'
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(FalseyBoolException, msg):
+            self.executor.submit(raiser, FalseyBoolException, msg).result()
+
+        msg = 'lenlen'
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(FalseyLenException, msg):
+            self.executor.submit(raiser, FalseyLenException, msg).result()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-04-05-15-05-09.gh-issue-132063.KHnslU.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-04-05-15-05-09.gh-issue-132063.KHnslU.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Prevent exceptions that evaluate as falsey (namely, when their ``__bool__`` method returns ``False`` or their ``__len__`` method returns 0)
+from being ignored by :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor` and :class:`concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor`.
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
		@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
		Prevent exceptions that evaluate as falsey (namely, when their ``__bool__`` method returns ``False`` or their ``__len__`` method returns 0)
		from being ignored by :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor` and :class:`concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor`.