Original sentence: The editorial compared Soros and Bill Gates, pointing out that the former gave money to improving medical services, while Soros tends to fund foundations and NGOs which he characterises - "misleadingly" - as promoting 'civil society' and 'democracy
Edited sentence: The newspaper said that "'philanthropy' may be the wrong word.Unlike, say, Bill Gates, who really does put the bulk of his charity into helping the world's poor through medical services, Soros tends to fund pressure groups and foundations he misleadingly characterizes as promoting 'civil society' and 'democracy