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That is however the standard way in French to mean "the English-speaking world", specifically the USA-UK-Canada group of countries.

Source: I'm French.

Not really, "Anglo-Saxon" is the standard term when speaking of the English speaking world in Germany. It has no "tinfoil hat" connotation at all.

An example of that, LA Times:

"But after 4,700 deaths in eastern Ukraine and Crimea"

How many deaths in Crimea? Somewhere under five.

How many deaths in Eastern Ukraine? Still ~4,700 after subtracting Crimea.

A more appropriate modern term is "Anglosphere".